{"178181":{"#nid":"178181","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Big Findings in Big Data","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EImagine a back-office banking employee hard at work at data analysis. Using a spreadsheet, she pores over the latest extraction from the \u201cbig data\u201d of total transactions. Her focus: a tiny subset of seemingly routine banking transactions that may be the latest entries in an elaborate, multi-continent money-laundering scheme. Happily for the bank employee, a complex software program using automated machine learning has already culled through the vast universe of potentially suspicious transactions. What once took dozens of investigators many months to do by hand, the artificial intelligence technology does\u2014with fewer errors\u2014in days.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics Jeff Wu, this kind of big data mining is only one example of the potential in exploring the vast store of information accumulated by millions of business and consumer transactions in modern life. The banking example is a real one, developed by Wu and colleagues, including a senior vice president with Bank of America, which later commercialized the product and used it to save millions of dollars through better identification of money-laundering fraud.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have had big data since the days of the NCR cash register and the automotive assembly line,\u201d says Wu. \u201cBut in the early years, retailers and manufacturers were not thinking about how to use it.\u201d Today, with huge quantities of data collected and stored via the Internet, the challenge is no longer on collecting data, but on figuring out ways to use it for better decision-making in a wide range of fields. \u201cWe need the data to make sense,\u201d he says. \u201cWe have data collected by Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Facebook\u2014what can we do with it? It\u2019s not just a computer science challenge; it\u2019s a statistical and industrial engineering challenge as well.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis article first appeared in the 2012 edition of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/issuu.com\/isyealumnimagazine\/docs\/2012\u0022\u003EISyE Alumni Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJeff Wu discusses big data and the potential in exploring the vast store of information accumulated by millions of business and consumer transactions in modern life.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-12-18 10:57:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:26","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"178211":{"id":"178211","type":"image","title":"(L to R) Jan Shi, Carolyn J. 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Stewart Chair; Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics; and Ming Yuan, Coca-Cola Junior Professor, research how to successfully use massive data sets to help transform the way we do business.","file":{"fid":"195952","name":"jeffwugroup_final.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jeffwugroup_final_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jeffwugroup_final_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":496424,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jeffwugroup_final_0.jpg?itok=zs8y1NpZ"}}},"media_ids":["178211"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"53461","name":"Bank of America"},{"id":"53451","name":"big data mining"},{"id":"559","name":"Coca Cola"},{"id":"9106","name":"Engineering Statistics"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"7879","name":"Jeff Wu"},{"id":"53441","name":"money-laundering"},{"id":"169545","name":"Stewart School of Industrial \u0026 Systems Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"178251":{"#nid":"178251","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Peaches, Alaskan Salmon, and California Pears: Where does your food come from?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe federal Food Safety Modernization Act, signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011, and currently in the early implementation stages, requires that all food sold on the American marketplace be traceable throughout its lifespan. Producers and vendors must maintain traceability information in digital form so that food products can be traced quickly\u2014and quickly recalled\u2014in the event of an outbreak of foodborne illness. The first major overhaul of the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s food safety laws since the 1930s, the 2011 law, as it is implemented, will require extraordinary technological innovation in an age when food travels through dozens of hands in the supply chain. As an illustration of the related challenges, Jaymie Forrest, managing director of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, points to a recent tracking study showing that a fresh food product from Asia changed hands fifty-sixtimes before arriving at its ultimate grocery store destination. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, the work on food traceability is concentrated in the Integrated Food Chain Center (IFC), a collaborative initiative bringing together representatives from the food industry, academia, and government to focus on improving the cold chain management of perishable food products.\u0026nbsp; Housed within the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, the IFC draws on the combined energies and expertise of ISyE faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates working in collaboration to identify and develop solutions across this wide-ranging, critically important field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to food traceability, ISyE faculty members are also working to prevent terrorist attacks on the food chain. With funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, faculty members Alan Erera and Chip White are engaged in an ongoing high-security project to protect the nation\u2019s food and water supplies from widespread, catastrophic contamination by potentially deadly biological weapons such as anthrax.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis article first appeared in the 2012 edition of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/issuu.com\/isyealumnimagazine\/docs\/2012\u0022\u003EISyE Alumni Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty members in ISyE are working to identify and develop solutions across the wide-ranging, critically important field of food traceability.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-12-18 11:29:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:26","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"179551":{"id":"179551","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center","body":null,"created":"1449179039","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:59","changed":"1475894825","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:05","alt":"Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center","file":{"fid":"196001","name":"gtifc-banner_img.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtifc-banner_img_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtifc-banner_img_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":273835,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gtifc-banner_img_0.jpg?itok=pro9Jo1L"}}},"media_ids":["179551"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ifc.scl.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9700","name":"Alan Erera"},{"id":"3153","name":"Chip White"},{"id":"53481","name":"Food Safety Modernization Act"},{"id":"13720","name":"Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute"},{"id":"4248","name":"IFC"},{"id":"9044","name":"Integrated Food Chain Center"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"12167","name":"Jaymie Forrest"},{"id":"169545","name":"Stewart School of Industrial \u0026 Systems Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"178281":{"#nid":"178281","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Industrial and Systems Engineers: Making a Difference in the World","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIt\u2019s an ordinary Monday morning, and traffic snarls its way through the city as another workweek begins.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom a distribution center near the airport, truckers load up and head for grocery and big-box stores, carrying cargo from near and far: Georgia peaches, Chilean wines, Costa Rican flowers, Japanese auto parts, cotton t-shirts sewn in Guatemala, hand-crafted furniture from Milan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn an office in Midtown, a dedicated public health worker contemplates her organization\u2019s next international challenge: getting humanitarian aid to the globe\u2019s newest natural disaster area as quickly, efficiently, and economically as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA few blocks away, oblivious to the world outside, a retired teacher waits nervously in the outpatient wing of a local hospital. Today, she has her first radiation treatment\u2014a five-minute insertion of removable irradiated seeds\u2014meant to shrink her tumor and give her back her life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, crowded together on a busy street corner on the Georgia Tech campus, ten new freshmen wait anxiously until, right on time, the next electric\/hybrid campus shuttle bus arrives to take them to class.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s a typical day in a modern American city, with typical challenges and success stories for industrial and systems engineers. Though most people take such stories for granted, a quick look behind the scenes proves that in myriad ways, the work ISyE graduates do day in and day out makes a huge difference to huge numbers of people. It is no exaggeration to say that individual and societal health, world economies, and the daily routines and overall quality of life of millions of people around the globe are immeasurably improved by thoughtful application of basic principles and cutting-edge research unique to the discipline known as ISyE.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELet\u2019s take a closer look.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Global Supply Chain: From the World to Your Door (in 24 hours!)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo contemporary Georgia Tech ISyE faculty members and their students, popular consumer goods like peaches, wine, and fresh-cut flowers are only the tip of the iceberg in a global \u201ccold food\u201d supply chain that grows more complex every year. Today\u2019s industrial and systems engineering challenges include traditional engineering concerns such as efficient manufacturing processes, durable packaging, and transportation and distribution logistics\u2014as well as new challenges of food safety and traceability, cultural norms and government regulations in hundreds of sovereign nations, and the pivotal political, economic, and logistical role of the Panama Canal in world trade.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut let\u2019s talk about wine. For the past three years, John J. Bartholdi III, Manhattan Associates Chair in Supply Chain Management, has been part of a project that monitors temperatures inside shipping containers on ships carrying food products all over the world. The monitoring device records internal temperatures every two hours around the clock. Bartholdi\u2019s special focus, funded in part by an industry group, involves determining whether temperature variations affect the quality of wines imported into the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETasting results are still being assessed, but other important findings have surfaced as well. \u201cThe wine tracking made us aware of the lack of standard terminology in the cold supply chain,\u201d says Bartholdi. \u201cInternational logistics are not standardized, and there is no established hierarchy of standards. The cold supply chain also includes a lot of small businesses providing things like fresh produce, making standardization even more of a challenge.\u201d He expects these kinds of supply chain inconsistencies to become even more unacceptable in the next few years as international shippers gear up for the capacity increases spurred by the 2014 expansion of the Panama Canal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Panama Canal expansion is one big piece of an ever-growing logistics puzzle\u2014a puzzle research engineers like Jaymie Forrest, managing director of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, are uniquely positioned to solve. Working with the Panamanian government, Forrest and her colleagues have established a Panama Logistics Innovation \u0026amp; Research Center to improve the logistics capability of the canal\u2019s host nation. The initiative aims to help position Panama as a distribution point for Asian products and\u2014American corporations\u2014as a gateway and trade hub for expanding U.S. markets and imports throughout Latin America. \u201cRight now, our volume of trade is larger with Asia,\u201d she observes, \u201cbut trade with Latin America is growing at a faster rate.\u201d In the coming years, the Georgia Tech logistics experts will work with Panama to develop professional-level training in supply chain logistics; help the government and the port authority create a National Logistics Council; and pursue additional research to analyze and improve the country\u2019s overall logistics platform. At a minimum, this platform includes the Panama Canal, container ports on two oceans plus a connecting railroad, multiple airports serving passengers and freight, special economic zones providing incentives to logistics operations, and a wide range of supporting logistics services. The cargo flowing through the canal will appear under flags from some 150 nations with crews speaking dozens of languages; the goods arriving in Panama for further shipping\u2014 or for offloading and distribution throughout Latin America\u2014will come from thousands, if not millions, of suppliers. The impact of these infrastructure and logistics improvements will be felt worldwide for decades to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChallenges and Collaboration\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt used to be that industrial engineers focused mainly on the plant floor and looked for ways to make manufacturing processes more efficient,\u201d says Bartholdi. \u201cThen we moved to distribution and worked to make distribution systems more efficient. But since the 1990s, the world\u2019s economic system has become more integrated, with everyone sourcing from everyone all over the world. As a result, industrial engineers have to work globally. You can\u2019t coordinate things by staying home in your office\u2014not when your supply chains reach around the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Professor Emeritus Leon McGinnis, engineers traditionally looked at processes that were somewhat self-contained, where one person could see and understand those processes. \u201cBut today, the scope and scale of industrial engineering challenges exist at a much larger order of magnitude. The problems are no longer just industrial engineering problems; they may also be electrical, mechanical, medical, or political. We have to address problems more comprehensively and collaboratively across many different fields,\u201d says McGinnis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne way the Georgia Tech ISyE team is meeting these challenges is by leading in the teaching of a twenty first- century systems modeling language called SysML, an open-source specification adaptable to a wide range of systems engineering applications. As McGinnis explains, SysML (sysml.org) can be customized for the task at hand, providing application modeling and automated transformation to simulation capability (dramatically reducing the cost) for many different companies, large or small. Georgia Tech, the only academic institution working as a named contributor on the SysML project, offers what many consider to be the world\u2019s best-known and most comprehensive graduate and undergraduate curricula in SysML.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYet for McGinnis and other senior ISyE faculty, the teaching challenges of this era go well beyond computational modeling; the goal is to expand knowledge, not merely capture and repeat it. \u201cI want to get industrial engineers out of the business of building models they already know how to build,\u201d McGinnis says. \u201cIn the future, IEs will need to move beyond the routine; we need to use our system modeling and analytical tools to build and manage large, multidisciplinary teams seeking transformational change.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the words of the National Academy of Engineering, the \u201cgrand challenges\u201d for engineering in the next century lie squarely within these broad, multidisciplinary arenas\u2014major undertakings such as providing universal access to clean water, advancing health informatics, and reverse engineering the brain. At a minimum, each of these challenges will require extensive collaboration across multiple disciplines, not to mention cultures and continents. And each challenge has key roles for industrial engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s hard study, but if you want to make a difference, industrial engineering is a career that matters,\u201d says Jane Ammons, ISyE chair and past president of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. \u201cWe have the largest industrial engineering program in the U.S. We graduate 10 percent of the nation\u2019s industrial engineers\u2014and the quality and breadth of the talent here will have a major impact on the world of tomorrow.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEngineering for Human Health and Well-Being\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPerhaps nowhere is the impact of ISyE revealed more dramatically than in the medical world. From disaster relief, to nanomaterials, to breakthroughs in cancer irradiation techniques, ISyE faculty are recognized worldwide for creative application of different engineering disciplines in improving human health and well-being.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Nash Associate Professor Julie Swann, who also codirects Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Health \u0026amp; Humanitarian Logistics, the tools of industrial and systems engineering can be immensely helpful in analyzing and recommending new and more effective approaches to disaster relief and public health, both in the U.S. and around the world. Currently, she and her students are providing computer modeling as part of a cross-disciplinary project, the Caribbean Hazard Assessment Mitigation and Preparedness initiative (CHAMP), to assess preparedness against another catastrophe such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010. \u201cVulnerability during a disaster depends on a country\u2019s environment and characteristics,\u201d she says. \u201cIncome levels, governmental structure, the level of involvement by police\u2014all these things can affect levels of mortality and economic damage. Using a statistics-based model, we want to predict which factors are the most critical in determining preparedness.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFunded by a Georgia Tech alumnus, CHAMP evaluates hospitals and healthcare networks, supply and distribution chains to population centers, evacuation route capacity, building construction, and many other factors to help governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), such as the Red Cross, prepare for and understand vulnerabilities in disaster response. To date, the team has worked with governments and NGOs in Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECloser to home, Swann and her collaborators have worked with Children\u2019s Hospital of Atlanta to track childhood obesity; studied children\u2019s distance from specialty pediatric care in many south Georgia counties; and worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and several state health departments, to determine the availability of the H1N1 flu vaccine and vaccination rates in nine southeastern states. A new project under way for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates the potential of telemedicine.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Eva Lee, professor at ISyE, mathematical programming and largescale computational algorithms are tools to help save lives. Using systems modeling, algorithm and software design, and decision theory analysis to aid in healthcare decision-making, she has worked with medical personnel to develop advanced cancer irradiation techniques, consulted frequently with the CDC and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and even journeyed to Japan for on-the ground research in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELee\u2019s cancer research focuses on using positron emission tomography imaging to locate malignant tumors, then computing algorithms to deliver a precise, escalated dose of radiation directly to the cancerous cells while leaving healthy tissue untouched. The technique has proven especially effective in treating cervical and prostate cancer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world, and it has a 35 percent fatality rate if left untreated,\u201d she says. \u201cOur newest research involves using tiny, removable seeds to insert radiation inside the tumor\u2014five minutes today, five minutes tomorrow. It\u2019s a very exciting, novel approach that controls the tumor but preserves surrounding organs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Japan last year, Lee was the first U.S. scientist to interview people living within fifteen miles of the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plants after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 19,000 people. Using RealOpt, a real-time public health pandemic, radiological, and biowarfare informatics-analytic system she developed several years ago for use by the CDC and local governments in the U.S., she collected data on evacuation timelines, radiological screening, and other information from the local population, including family members of workers at the nuclear plant. Her work group included not only U.S. colleagues from the CDC and National Science Foundation, but researchers from a local Japanese university as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EISyE faculty members Turgay Ayer and Chip White III are using their expertise in supply chain engineering to improve availability of a universally needed medical product: human blood. Their project, currently in the proposal stages, focuses on the routes and capabilities of blood-collection vehicles, familiar to most of us as bloodmobiles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvery day, thousands of bloodmobiles around the world collect blood to be used for accident victims, surgery patients, and others in medical need. A small fraction of these vehicles carry very expensive, specialized equipment designed to collect blood that will be processed into a fast-clotting cryo blood product used in critical cases in emergency rooms. Unlike most blood collection, the blood to be used for cryo products must be frozen and separated within eight hours. All emergency rooms in a given region must have access to cryo products immediately when needed. The tough logistics question is this: Which bloodmobiles should collect blood for cryo uses, and how should they be routed to optimize the use of the cryo collection bays but also maximize the use of less expensive units?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFocusing on the Atlanta area, our goal is to model and optimize a supply chain for this specific blood product,\u201d explains White. \u201cWe\u2019ll be looking at the current processes, adjusting routes throughout the week, and developing a better system for collecting this very time-sensitive, critical product.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs White notes, the problem is not unlike the logistics challenges faced by UPS and other entities making stop-and-go pickups and deliveries in congested, high-traffic areas. And while all deliveries are important to their senders and recipients, the timely delivery of a critical cryo blood product can, quite literally, become a matter of life or death.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn some cases, an innovative application of industrial engineering in the medical field may be discovered by accident, or perhaps serendipity. At a professional conference a few years ago, Ben Wang, Gwaltney Chair in Manufacturing Systems and executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (formerly known as the Manufacturing Research Center for Georgia Tech), met a medical specialist working with orthotic prostheses. After learning about Wang and his colleagues\u2019 work in advanced composites, she proposed that Wang explore using some of these new materials to create lighter, more comfortable artificial limbs. The collaboration eventually led to an award from the VA to develop carbon nanomaterials as prostheses for amputees who lost limbs in military combat or through diabetes. \u201cThe key word is comfort,\u201d says Wang. \u201cThe advanced materials improve the fit, the pressure points, humidity, and temperature of the prosthesis, so the patient can wear it longer and more comfortably.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EISyE faculty members have even put their expertise to use to help de-stress Georgia Tech students and staff who depend on campus trolleys to get them to class and work on time. Ideally, the trolleys run on a schedule of one trolley every six minutes as they circulate throughout the campus. But for trolley operators, the challenge is always to avoid \u201cbunching\u201d during delays. Every time one trolley gets one minute behind, more people try to crowd on (causing more delay), and the impact cascades, resulting in a bunched-up row of trolleys going nowhere. By the time the sixth trolley departs from the bunch, it may be running more than six minutes behind. As a result, idle times and fuel consumption increase, students are tardy, and valuable class time is wasted\u2014all at an avoidable cost that grows by the second.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo improve this situation, Bartholdi and a team of students stepped up. \u201cWe have collaborated with Georgia Tech\u0027s Department of Parking \u0026amp; Transportation to design a system of tablet computers, one per bus, so the buses can self-schedule,\u201d explains Bartholdi. The self-equalizing schedule, based on automated GPS and cell phone communications with trolley drivers, was tested on campus in spring 2012 and will be implemented in fall 2012. In addition to helping congestion on the Georgia Tech campus, the team expects this approach to be useful for other transportation systems, such as subway trains and airport shuttles. A report on the project was published in a professional journal in May.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EManufacturing and More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESuppose your military unit is on assignment in Afghanistan, and your\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Evehicle needs a replacement part. Using a computer and software, a laser, and raw material consisting of powdered metal, your unit\u2019s mechanics construct the replacement part immediately, on-site, and put your vehicle back in the field in hours\u2014instead of days, or even longer. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis innovative new concept ofon-site manufacturing\u2014known in the field as \u201cadditive manufacturing\u201d\u2014 could eventually \u201cchange the face of manufacturing\u201d and revolutionize large segments of traditional industries and associated supply chains, says Wang. He and his ISyE colleagues McGinnis, White, and Jan Shi are working closely with Mechanical Engineering Professors Suman Das and David Rosen, leaders in additive manufacturing, and are hard at work on developing real-world applications of additive manufacturing. With the additive manufacturing approach, a 3-D computer-assisted design (CAD) software programming blueprint for machine parts can be downloaded from the cloud (a storage space on the Internet), and the part can be constructed immediately on-site, using lasers and powdered metals. With an inventory consisting of bags of powdered metal, plus thousands of cloud-based product designs accessible for download anywhere, anytime, a machine shop or work group can produce hundreds of different parts as needed at the point of consumption.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough this form of manufacturing is still in the beginning stages, the implications are profound, especially for military and time-sensitive applications. While parts made on-site by additive manufacturing might be more expensive individually than similar mass-produced parts, the ability to manufacture one part at a time, on demand, will result in time, opportunity, and energy savings. In military settings especially, making parts locally could greatly improve repair times and enhance surge capability as well. A shift to additive manufacturing would also streamline supply chain logistics from delivering huge, finished pieces to delivering bags of powdered metal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Wang, who coordinates Georgia Tech\u2019s manufacturing activities, the concept of additive manufacturing holds immense potential at Georgia Tech. It is also very relevant with regard to his roles in assisting Georgia Tech president G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, a board member on the Obama Administration\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership to support innovative manufacturing in the U.S., and Georgia Tech Executive Vice President for Research Stephen E. Cross, a member of the Defense Science Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYour workday is over, and now it\u2019s time to take out the trash. But there\u2019s a lot less of it than you expected\u2014because more than half your disposable goods are being reclaimed by recycling companies long before they reach the landfill.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSmart Trash\u201d may be a few years in the future, but the technology\u2014the ubiquitous barcode\u2014has been around for decades, says ISyE\u2019s Valerie Thomas. Thomas is developing a prototype of a recycling bin equipped with\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ea bar-code reader. 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Called \u201cagroterrorism,\u201d these attacks involve deliberate contamination of the food supply.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo address the agroterrorism threat, researchers at ISyE are developing a model of food supply chains that federal agencies and corporations can use to determine how best to protect the nation\u2019s food supply from intentional acts of biological, chemical, physical, or radioactive contamination.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur goal is to help make sure food products are safe from farm to fork by identifying food supply chain designs that ensure a high level of system productivity, while mitigating the risk posed by intentional attacks on the food supply chain by intelligent adversaries,\u201d said Associate Professor Alan Erera.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EErera leads the six-year, $1 million research project that began in 2010. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s National Center for Food Protection and Defense. Erera and Professor Chip White are using an optimization-based methodology to predict the probability of terrorist attacks at specific points in food supply chains and prioritize interventions and countermeasures based on their capability to mitigate risk and economic utility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re trying to help the government and industry understand how the structure of a food supply chain impacts the vulnerability of a food product against a contaminant such as botulinum toxin,\u201d said White, who is also the Schneider National Chair in Transportation and Logistics at Georgia Tech. \u201cWith agroterrorism, the food is the weapon and the supply chain is the weapon delivery platform; our model assumes that the terrorists want to keep the supply chain intact and move the contaminated food product to the consumer as quickly and quietly as possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers are currently using the model to identify the vulnerabilities in the food supply chain for liquid eggs. Of the estimated 215 million cases of eggs produced in 2009, 30 percent were removed from their shells and turned into liquid, frozen, and dried egg products used by the food service industry and as ingredients in other foods, such as bread, mayonnaise, and ice cream.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreliminary results from the model have shown how the liquid egg supply chain could be better protected from an attack through investments and adaptability in the production process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdaptability scenarios tested with the model included strategies such as reducing the amount of liquid egg in each tank, housing the liquid egg product in several facilities instead of just one, increasing the frequency of tank cleanings, changing the timing of certain activities, and increasing security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach of these potential changes to the production process had advantages and disadvantages that were also considered in the model. Reducing the amount of liquid egg in each tank might decrease the amount of product that could become contaminated, but it could increase production costs. While having a few smaller facilities instead of one large facility might decrease the amount of product that could become contaminated, and decrease distribution costs if the facilities were strategically geographically distributed, the change could increase production costs and the cost to protect the facilities against a threat.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCorporations want a safer supply chain, but they also want to know how different supply chain designs and risk mitigation strategies impact cost, productivity, and vulnerability,\u201d said Erera. \u201cUsing our model, we are beginning to identify ways that a small investment can significantly mitigate risk in the food supply chain.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the remaining years of the project, the researchers plan to expand the utility and authenticity of their model by conducting additional case studies using other food products. 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industrial engineers, we probably all \u003C\/strong\u003Eremember taking various prerequisitemathematics courses like calculusand linear algebra, then moving on tosome of the mathematically orientedcourses within the Stewart School ofIndustrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering(ISyE) itself. Every once in a while,it\u2019s a good idea to take a step backand think about why all of that mathwas necessary as part of a strong ISyEexperience. This article offers somereminders about the uses and powerof mathematics in our discipline\u2015atleast for those who want to work oncutting-edge applications or emergingresearch areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe short story in industrial engineering and operations research is that, for most practical purposes, all of the easy problems and results are gone, having been discovered and thoroughly studied long ago. That doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t go out into the world and solve real-life problems with appropriate existing technology; it just means we may have to roll up our mathematical sleeves a bit as we delve into applications that are becoming more and more challenging. For instance, it\u2019s quite easy to \u201csolve\u201d a steady-state single-server queuing system with some simple equations if the customer inter-arrival times and service times are independent and identically distributed exponential random variables. But what if you have an entire network of queues (like, say, a call center or a popular fast-food restaurant) experiencing transient arrival processes that vary throughout the day, or different server schedules and abilities, or equipment breakdowns? These types of problems obviously take a little more effort; a trivial equation isn\u2019t enough.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis article will address some of the mathematics techniques that can be brought to bear on interesting ISyE applications and research problems. You would undoubtedly have been exposed to some of these methods in your travels as a student and in the real world (perhaps, at least, elementary versions), but some may be completely new to you. In any case, the idea is to provide a glimpse of the terrific power of mathematics that\u2019s available for use in problems important to industrial engineers and operations researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGoing for a Walk\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELet\u2019s begin with a discussion concerning a beautiful application of probability theory and stochastic processes. Of course, the most basic experiment in any probability course is that of flipping a coin. We\u2019ll show how this concept can be turned into something that\u2019s quite sophisticated from a mathematical point of view. Suppose every time I toss tails (T), I earn a dollar, and every time I toss heads (H), I lose a dollar. An interesting question involves that of determining how much money I will have after a certain number of tosses. Where do my total winnings stand after ten tosses? After 100? After one million? As an example, the ten-toss sequence TTTHHTTHTT would have given me a well-deserved net gain of $4.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuch an experiment is called a random walk. Think of me taking a step to the left or a step to the right with equal probability (just like my earnings with the coin flips). In terms of my experiment, I\u2019d like to know where I stand after I\u2019ve been meandering around a while. What\u2019s the probability that I\u2019ll have at least $4 by the tenth toss? Will I earn $4 before I lose $4? But the random walk gives us so much more than a description of the probabilistic behavior of a finite number of coin flips. The magic happens as we increase the number of steps in the random walk, because the process then converges to what is known as Brownian motion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere is an example of what an exponential version of Brownian motion looks like \u003Cem\u003E(see photo with Associate Professor Shijie Deng)\u003C\/em\u003E. Notice that it bears a striking resemblance to a time series plot of stock prices. In fact, many financial engineers use Brownian motion to model stocks, options, and other financial instruments. Brownian motion is so important and mathematically deep that scientists have won at least two Nobel Prizes explaining it and using it in all sorts of applications. In ISyE, researchers use Brownian motion to:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eanalyze what goes on in busy queuing systems (like call centers);\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Estudy the movement of ants;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Emodel how computer compilers process data lists;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Efit complicated probability distributions;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Edevelop efficient quality control charts;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eanalyze difficult data sets coming out of simulations; and, of course,\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Emodel stock and option process.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGoing Nowhere Fast\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpeaking of queuing systems as in the last set of examples, how many of us have had to wait in lines a bit more than we would have liked at a store, on the phone, or at an amusement park? The science of queuing (line) theory allows us to analyze the flow of entities through all sorts of systems, where the terms \u201centities\u201d and \u201csystems\u201d can be quite general. For instance, we might be interested in a problem as simple as that of customer movement through a barber shop (perhaps encountering a tasty barber queue along the way), or more complicated systems such as airport baggage handling services, or a large call center handling millions of customer inquiries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat are some of the issues involved in queuing theory and how can mathematics help us understand the performance of these types of systems? If you are a customer, you are certainly interested in moving through lines (queues) quickly and being served quickly. If you are the service provider, you may want to keep the lines short in order to save space and avoid customer dissatisfaction. On the other hand, if you are the post office, you\u2019ll likely want to keep the lines nice and long\u2014 to show your customers who\u2019s boss. In addition to the issue of line length, you\u2019d want to keep your servers relatively busy\u2015after all, an idle server is the devil\u2019s workshop (and is costing you money). A number of important questions arise from all of these considerations:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhich one of several lines should I enter at the grocery store\u2019s checkout? Normally, you\u2019d pick the shortest one, but what happens if certain servers are quicker or more talented than others? What happens if you spot particularly slow customers in one of the lines? How about the self-service checkout machine?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow many servers should I employ? Too many servers cost too much money; too few could cost customers.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShould we route different types of customers to different service stations in different orders?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhat kind of cross-functionalities should our servers have in order to make the system more efficient?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EISyE researchers study questions such as those described above using a combination of techniques arising from stochastic processes, differential equations, optimization, and computer simulation. The implications of such questions are tremendous and can generate considerations such as:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow many medical personnel should we schedule in an emergency room?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWill we have enough voting machines and staff to carry out their proper functions during a national election? And, of course,\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDoes The Varsity have enough space to accommodate customers before the next UGA game?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETaking a Tour\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuppose you are a traveling salesman and you need to visit the following cities to show off your goods: Atlanta (A), Buffalo (B), Chicago (C), and Denver (D). Starting from and ending at Atlanta, what\u2019s the best way to do this? This is what ISyE researchers refer to as the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere are the possible routes you could take: ABCDA, ABDCA, ACBDA, ACDBA, ADBCA, ADCBA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENotice that we have six potential routes (or \u201ctours\u201d), corresponding to the six permutations of the cities B, C, D. If we are interested in minimizing the distance travelled, then we really only have to look at the three tours ABCDA, ABDCA, ACBDA since, for example, the distance required for ABCDA is the same as that for ADCBA\u2014assuming we are comfortable walking backward. All we have to do is go on the web and look at the distances for the three routes to get our optimal answer. Pretty simple, right? But what happens if we have n cities on our agenda? Then it is very easy to show that we\u2019ll have to do the look-ups for (n-1)!\/2 tours, and this number gets incredibly big very quickly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndeed, if we were to try to find the optimal tour by hand for just twenty cities, it would take a huge amount of effort, and it would be exceptionally tedious and time-consuming. Fifty cities by hand would be out of the question. Using mathematical tools from combinatorics, graph theory, and even topology (along with a liberal dose of computer science), ISyE researchers have optimally solved TSPs involving almost 100,000 cities\u2015and they can get nearly optimal solutions for much larger problems! This is not just a pie-in-the-sky mathematical exercise. You can use TSPs to:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Efind the optimal route for a delivery truck;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Edesign the optimal pattern for semiconductor chip etching;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Edeliver meals on wheels to homebound infirmed patients; and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eschedule bus pickups for school children.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor more information on TSPs, visit\u003Cstrong\u003E http:\/\/www.tsp.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGetting from Here to There\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETravel is an aspect of all of our lives that ISyE touches in many ways. Think of an airline trip from Atlanta to New York. Typically, you start the process by going online to purchase your ticket at one of the major travel portals (or at the airline itself). The prices you see are dependent on a number of factors, such as time and date of your trip and class of service, and are actually determined by a combination of optimization, regression, and forecasting techniques. For instance, if your airline has determined via its data analytics that the Atlanta-New York route is popular on Labor Day weekend, it will likely try to take advantage of that forecast by keeping most of that route\u2019s prices higher than usual, reducing the number of low-price tickets, reducing the availability of free frequent flier tickets, and perhaps scheduling aircraft with greater capacities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYour airline almost certainly makes multiple flights from Atlanta to New York every day on a variety of different planes with different capacities. How are the decisions made regarding which planes fly to which cities, at which times, carrying how many people? In particular:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow does one assign the crew for a specific flight, especially in the presence of tight FAA safety restrictions regarding the amount of time that a crew can serve during a given time period?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow does one determine flight schedules for a specific aircraft, while adhering to strict maintenance requirements?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShould the plane fly back and forth between two cities (e.g., Atlanta-New York), or is it more efficient to fly a larger circuit?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAre hub-and-spoke systems more efficient for your airline than direct point-to-point flights? Should your airline augment its route network with those of smaller commuter airlines?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShould overbookings be allowed, given proper statistical analysis with respect to no-shows?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow should staff be assigned and how should the lines be configured at the airport\u2019s security checkpoints?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese are all extremely difficult problems that require the use of optimization, statistical tools, and simulation (among others). ISyE is very lucky to have several researchers specializing in integer programming optimization techniques who are well-known for their work on many of the listed questions. The work\u2015though highly theoretical\u2015has financial consequences that result in millions and millions of dollars in savings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFollow the Bouncing Ball\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs yet another example of mathematics used in our field, let\u2019s talk about something almost every sports fan can relate to: Which college basketball team is going to win the NCAA championship this year? This is a tough problem that involves a number of tricky aspects of probability, statistics, and optimization. The goal is to somehow use our analytical skills from these mathematical areas along with some intelligent data mining to make reasonable predictions (and to win our office pools). In terms of data mining, there\u2019s certainly a lot of information out there. For instance:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAre the bracket arrangements more helpful to some teams than others?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDid certain teams already play each other and how did they do?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAre there any games with obvious home court advantages?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAre some of the teams currently on a hot streak?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDo any of the teams have injury issues?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow have various seeds done in the past?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan a team\u2019s margin of victory give us any clues about future performance?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhat about a team\u2019s conference performance?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENCAA tournament prediction is clearly an active area, both from a seat-of-the-pants perspective as well as an analytical perspective. We are very lucky in ISyE to have a number of researchers who have developed an extremely successful prediction technology called the Logistic Regression \/ Markov Chain (LRMC) method. The interesting name reflects the statistical and probabilistic techniques the tool uses. What is nice about the LRMC ranking system is that it is designed to use only basic scoreboard data: which two teams played, whose court they played on, and what the margin of victory was\u2014though a new so-called Bayesian add-on has been developed recently that allows users to incorporate some gut feeling into the equation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EObviously, you have to go out and play the games, so you can\u2019t predict things correctly all of the time, but LRMC has done very well compared to just about any other prediction methodology, and ISyE has garnered a great deal of positive play from this terrific application of mathematics. If you would like more information about LRMC, visit \u003Cstrong\u003Ehttp:\/\/lrmc.isye.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGetting Home Safe and Sound\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother example involving mathematics and modeling in ISyE concerns the important problem of disease propagation. In 2009 and the early part of 2010, the northern hemisphere had to cope with the first waves of a new H1N1 influenza pandemic, also known as swine flu.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite high-profile vaccination campaigns in many countries, delays in the administration of vaccination programs were common, and high vaccination coverage levels were not achieved, so the disease was not effectively controlled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe were lucky this time. This particular strain of swine flu wasn\u2019t too awful in terms of mortality; in fact, it wasn\u2019t much worse than regular seasonal flu. Next time, things might not go our way. So what else could have been done to stem the march of a pandemic disease through the population? ISyE researchers have used a variety of mathematical tools to model the disease as well as certain mitigation strategies. These tools include everything from probability, statistics, differential equations, and optimization, which are then used in conjunction with computer simulations to come up with strategies to mitigate future pandemics. What kinds of strategies are out there?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere are some possibilities:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eschool closure and social distancing\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Ebetter vaccination compliance\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Emore reliable vaccination supply chains\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Euse and procurement of more effective antiviral medicines\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Euse of face masks\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eworking from home\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eplacement of resources in locations that will allow healthcare officials to respond optimally to a pandemic\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOf course, these strategies all cost a great deal of money and some work better than others. ISyE researchers are interested in optimizing health outcomes subject to budget constraints and are actively working in this area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne advantage of this work is that it can be extended to other healthcare arenas, for instance:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Emeasles outbreaks\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Emalaria\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Echolera\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConclusion\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis article has just touched the surface of how the mathematical tools used by ISyE folks can be adopted to solve a variety of theoretical and applied problems. Some of these mathematical technologies are available through courses in ISyE (or from a good math department), but there is no doubt that such cutting-edge methods are required reading for today\u2019s modern practitioners of industrial engineering and operations research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis article was written by Professor Dave Goldsman and first appeared in the 2012 edition of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/issuu.com\/isyealumnimagazine\/docs\/2012\u0022\u003EISyE Alumni Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis article, written by Professor Dave Goldsman, discusses the uses and power of mathematics for those who want to work on cutting-edge applications or emerging research areas in the field of industrial engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-12-18 09:21:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:22","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-12-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"178121":{"id":"178121","type":"image","title":"Associate Professor Shijie Deng illustrates a financial model incorporating Brownian motion.","body":null,"created":"1449179039","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:59","changed":"1475894825","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:05","alt":"Associate Professor Shijie Deng illustrates a financial model incorporating Brownian motion.","file":{"fid":"195948","name":"graphdryerase_blueyellow.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/graphdryerase_blueyellow_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/graphdryerase_blueyellow_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1435931,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/graphdryerase_blueyellow_0.jpg?itok=kCiaFcoi"}},"178131":{"id":"178131","type":"image","title":"Jose Sarmiento, ISyE undergraduate student; 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According to a new study by Georgia Tech and Jacobs University in Germany, women prefer to spend the majority of their time \u2013 nearly two hours \u2013 on \u201cintimate relations\u201d and only 36 minutes on work. Sebastian Pokutta, assistant professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, co-authored the study that breaks down a woman\u0027s \u0022perfect day\u0022 in minutes based on concepts of optimization to maximize happiness. He explains his findings and whether this \u201cperfect day\u201d could play out in the real world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn today\u0027s world, one of the main objectives is to maximize economic output and professional performance. Well-being and happiness is most often considered to be an automatic consequence of economic welfare. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe aim of our study was to conduct a thought-experiment on what a happiness-optimized schedule might look like as compared to one that we are typically living in our day-to-day lives. We then compared the outcome of this thought experiment with the actual allocation of times to certain activities. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe study is not about telling people \u2018this is how you should spend your time\u2019. What we did was rather to look at respondents\u2019 own statements and the activities they perform in order to calculate what a perfect day would look like based on their responses.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOne of our goals is to foster discussion about how to combine subjective well-being and happiness with the requirements of today\u0027s life. 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Laliberte, IE 1982, MS IE 1984, well understands the difference that one individual can make, and her life\u2019s work, philanthropic pursuits, and volunteerism have all been guided by that belief.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer recent $3 million bequest provision will establish the Andrea L. Laliberte Endowment Fund, providing unrestricted support for the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering. \u201cAndrea\u2019s commitment to the continued success and strength of ISyE will impact the lives of so many in the future for years and years to come,\u201d said Jane Ammons, IE 1982, the H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and Professor. \u201cWe are thrilled, and we are most grateful.\u201d It is one of the largest gifts by any alumnae in Georgia Tech\u2019s history.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor many years, Laliberte had supported the Institute through Roll Call, but when her 25th reunion came around, she decided it was time to do more, joining Roll Call\u2019s prestigious Burdell Society, and so began a journey that brought her to this extraordinary gift. First, she started supporting outright the Health and Humanitarian Logistics Center, because being able to use logistics to tangibly help people in dire need around the globe was, and remains, very important to her. Ammons noted that this support \u201cenabled us to expand our outreach, education, and research in this important area.\u201d Earlier this year, through gifting her life insurance policy, she created the Andrea L. 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Laliberte was named a College of Engineering Distinguished Alumna in 2008, and she is an emeritus member of the ISyE Advisory Board, as well as a current member of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board and the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees. \u201cThe education I received at Georgia Tech gave me the tools to become successful in my career,\u201d she said. \u201cI am thankful for my experience at Tech and want to give back to the Institute.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAndrea Laliberte resides in Jacksonville, where her expertise in logistics and passion for philanthropy are matched only by her commitment to mentoring and service. She is the former chair and board member of Girls Inc. of Jacksonville, a longstanding organization dedicated to strengthening girls\u2019 abilities, self-confidence, and lives. She is also involved in the Jacksonville Women\u2019s Giving Alliance, which allocates grants to local community organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELaliberte wants to see the Institute continue to be \u201can internationally recognized leader in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,\u201d and for ISyE to remain at the very top of the field for another twenty-two years, and then some. And through her vision, generosity, and leadership, one woman is making a difference for those who will follow in her footsteps.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo inquire about making a gift in support of the Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering, contact Nancy J. 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Following that, he served as a professor at Technol\u00f3gico de Monterrey (Monterrey Tech).\u0026nbsp; He was the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of thirteen books, one set of proceedings, several chapters in texts, and numerous technical and other papers.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBanks is survived by his wife of 24 years, Nancy Silver Banks, along with his four children and six grandchildren.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to either the Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Fund, or to the Evelyn Pennington Industrial Endowment Fund by sending donations made payable to the \u0022Georgia Tech Foundation,\u0022 and mailed to the ISyE Development Office at 755 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJerry Banks, Professor Emeritus in ISyE, passed away on September 25, 2012, surrounded by his family.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-09-27 09:14:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:50","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-09-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-09-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"44731","name":"Jerry Banks"},{"id":"13622","name":"Monterrey Tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"157451":{"#nid":"157451","#data":{"type":"news","title":"George Nemhauser Wins 2012 John von Neumann Theory Prize","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorge Nemhauser, the A. Russell Chandler Chaired Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering (ISyE), along with his colleague Laurence Wolsey, professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, has been named the winner of this year\u2019s prestigious John von Neumann Theory prize.\u0026nbsp; Nemhauser and Wolsey were selected for their outstanding and lasting contributions to integer optimization and example setting scholarship, and will be presented with the prize on October 14, 2012 at the Informs Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe John von Neumann Theory prize is awarded annually to a scholar (or scholars in the case of joint work) who has made fundamental, sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences. \u0026nbsp;The Prize is awarded for a body of work, typically published over a period of several years. 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Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, recently received the American Statistical Association\u2019s Deming Lecture Award, a prestigious honor given to an individual who has made significant contributions in the field of statistics. As a recipient of the award, Wu gave the Deming Lecture, titled \u201cQuality Improvement: From Autos and Chips to Nano and Bio,\u201d on July 31 at the 2012 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in San Diego, California.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWu\u2019s lecture focused on quality improvement (QI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EQuality improvement has a glorious history, starting from Shewhart\u2019s path-breaking work on statistical process control to Deming\u2019s high-impact work on quality management. Statistical concepts and tools played a key role in such work. As the applications became more sophisticated, elaborate statistical methods were required to tackle the problems. In the last three decades, QI has seen more use of experimental design and analysis, particularly the methodology of robust parameter design (RPD).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA recognized icon in the field of engineering statistics, Wu is continuously invited to give lectures at events hosted by some of the most respected organizations in the field. Wu\u0027s honors include membership on the National Academy of Engineering, Member of Academia Sinica, Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) \u0026nbsp;Presidents\u2019 Award in 1987, COPSS Fisher Lecture Award in 2011, honorary professor at Chinese Academy of Sciences, and an honorary doctor of mathematics at University of Waterloo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWu\u2019s research contributions span the full range of statistics, from theory to application, and touch many applied domains, from sample surveys to nanotechnology. They are notable for their combination of novelty, technical strength, and far-reaching vision. He has made especially significant contributions to experimental design.\u0026nbsp; He earned his BS in Mathematics from National Taiwan University and a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley. Wu joined Georgia Tech in the summer of 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Deming Lecturer Award was established in 1995 to honor the accomplishments of famous statistician W. Edwards Deming, recognize the accomplishments of the awardee, and enhance the awareness among the statistical community of the scope and importance of Deming\u0027s contributions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJSM is the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America, with over 6,000 attendees each year.\u0026nbsp; It is held jointly with the American Statistical Association, the International Biometric Society, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the Statistical Society of Canada, and the International Chinese Statistical Association, and the International Indian Statistical Association.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics, recently received the American Statistical Association\u2019s Deming Lecture Award, a prestigious honor given to an individual who has made significant contributions in the field of statistics.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-08-31 11:37:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:43","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"150941":{"id":"150941","type":"image","title":"C.F. 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Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, students may complete their capstone project by working with a small project team or by pursuing an individual internship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese capstone projects require students to demonstrate effective use of supply chain engineering methodology and also to deliver significant value to the sponsor or for the research project,\u201d said Alan Erera, associate professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE).\u0026nbsp; \u201cWe believe that one key aspect of our program that differentiates us from our competitors is that we require the students to get hands-on experience in applying analytical skills to problems before they graduate.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter an intensive twelve months in the program, the most recent class of supply chain engineering master\u2019s students has successfully completed a set of capstone projects.\u0026nbsp; One of the groups this year was advised by ISyE Professor Emeritus Leon McGinnis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESteffen Schieweck, Tim Skrotzki, and Martin Thormann worked on a project titled \u201cDevelopment of a Framework for a Warehouse Design Tool in SysML (Systems Modeling Language).\u201d \u0026nbsp;The goal of their project was to help designers make design decisions about very complex warehouse facilities using an engineering approach with integrated software tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe project was about creating a framework, or tool, which guides the designer through a specific design process,\u201d said Thormann.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the course of their project, Schieweck, Skrotzki, and Thormann worked closely together in the lab, sharing intense discussions about their project, cross-checking each other\u2019s work, and gaining valuable feedback.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the benefits of working with a team is that it increases the quality of your work,\u201d said Schieweck.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe four months spent working on the capstone project gave the team an opportunity to look at a real world situation and decide how to examine it as an engineering problem.\u0026nbsp; As they worked to complete their project, their faculty advisor provided support and guidance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cProfessor McGinnis gave us insight into the real challenges warehouse designers face on a daily basis. Through that insight and working with real data, we gained practical experience that will be valuable to us in a future real-world setting,\u201d said Skrotzki.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcGinnis, who describes the capstone project as \u201ca bridge between the classroom and real-world practice,\u201d enjoyed advising this group of students and commended their work both on the project as well as in the classroom.\u0026nbsp; McGinnis is part of a team of faculty members who teach SysML at Georgia Tech, the only academic institution working as a named contributor on the SysML project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe MS SCE programis a professional graduate degree program created to meet the growing demand for business-savvy engineers who can design and operate highly complex global supply chains. 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Over the course of the program, residences included destinations to four continents, including North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.\u0026nbsp; Most recently, the class completed its fifth and final residence, May 13 - 25 in Louisville, KY, Montreal, CA, and Atlanta, GA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis final residence focused on manufacturing, logistics infrastructure in the Americas, and NAFTA-US-Canada-Mexico trade agreements.\u0026nbsp; The students began the first week in Louisville, KY with a two-day course taught by Mark Spearman, founder, president, and chief executive officer of Factory Physics, Inc.\u0026nbsp; The course covered Factory Physics, Inc.\u2019s techniques within the four walls of manufacturing with the objective of removing constraints, and improving throughput and productivity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn day-two, the class visited UPS Worldport Hub where UPS-SCS presented an overview on their global service capabilities, and air cargo security.\u0026nbsp; Once that portion ended, UPS-SCS provided a tour of their End of Runway fulfillment and pharmaceutical\/health care distribution.\u0026nbsp; Lastly, the class began a tour of UPS Worldport HUB.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Worldport serves all major, domestic, and international hubs, and tours can only take place between midnight and 2:00 a.m. to view and understand the operational footprint of an integrated carrier-forwarder involved in the domestic and international movement of small package, parcel, hundred weight, palletized heavyweight, and ground freight.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom Louisville, the class boarded a plane for Montreal, Canada.\u0026nbsp; There they met with Allan Smith,\u003Cem\u003ECEO of BCG Logistics, who lectured on\u003C\/em\u003E Canadian NAFTA Trade Relations with the U.S. and Mexico.\u0026nbsp; Afterwards, Tim Trempert (MS IL 2012), \u003Cem\u003Eassistant vice president of operations for Pacer International, and Peter Ladouceur, assistant vice president for International Canadian Railroad, held a discussion on \u003C\/em\u003EInternational Canadian Railroad Infrastructure NAFTA Rail Trade.\u0026nbsp; Following the discussions, the class boarded a bus for a site visit and distribution center tour with Pfizer Montreal.\u0026nbsp; In preparation of the visit, Pfizer requested the EMIL-SCS students prepare and participate in a benchmark discussion on inbound freight management, strategic sourcing, outsourcing of services, best practices in manufacturing efficiencies, reducing costs through operational excellence, and best practices in distribution discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next day in Montreal, the class visited Canadian Tire, one of Canada\u2019s most-shopped general retailers with 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets across the country, for an overview of the retail sales and distribution industry across Canada supporting the automotive, sports recreation, apparel, and the house\/home market segments.\u0026nbsp; Afterwards, the class visited the ALDO Group, a privately-held company which operates over 1,600 retail stores, approximately 1,000 of which are under the ALDO banner. ALDO specializes in the creation of high-quality fashion footwear, leather goods and accessories. The class was given an overview of their direct to consumer distribution channels, and a tour of the distribution center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe week ended with a unique site visit to Cirque\u0026nbsp;du\u0026nbsp;Soleil, a Quebec based company recognized around the world for high-quality, artistic entertainment. The company has 5,000 employees worldwide, including more than 1,300 artists.\u0026nbsp; There are close to 2,000 employees at the Montreal International Headquarters alone.\u0026nbsp; The class was given this special opportunity to learn about the logistics and distribution network strategy used to support the global operations of Cirque du Soleil. \u0026nbsp;Concluding their site visit, the class toured their facility, and was treated to Cirque\u2019s newest attraction \u003Cem\u003EAmaluna\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe class returned to the Georgia Tech campus to complete the final course work of the program and receive instruction from:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShijie Deng, associate professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering(ISyE), who provided the students with a general introduction into the concepts of risk management in the financial and operational aspects of logistics and supply chain management;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMaria Rey (MS IL 2002), executive director of the Latin American Logistics Center, who provided a close look into the Mexican consumer, current geopolitical issues influencing and shaping logistics and supply chain management in Mexico, the current economic climate in Mexico with special attention on near-shoring and the migration of manufacturing back into Mexico, Mexico\u2019s role in Central and South America, and risks and promises of doing business in Mexico;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJim Kellso, supply chain strategist with Intel Corporation and former EMIL-SCS advisory board chair, who gave a presentation on supply chain innovation, optimization\/customer alignment, and transformation;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJohn Campi, managing partner with Genesis Management Group LLC, who presented global sourcing strategies to mitigate and reduce risk in the supply chain; and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELee Marston, a research fellow with the Information Systems Research Centre at the Cranfield University School of Management, who gave a review of supply chain technology, highlighting how to build IT\/SCM organizational capability, IT-enabled SCM innovation, and the future of logistics and SCM technology.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECulminating their EMIL-SCS experience, the class presented their global supply chain projects to the EMIL-SCS staff and advisory board. In lieu of a traditional master\u0027s thesis, the student executives participate in a team based global supply chain project.\u0026nbsp; Participants are encouraged to tackle projects with a minimum impact of $1,000,000. \u0026nbsp;The projects give students an opportunity to gain knowledge through the EMIL-SCS academic curriculum garnered over the 18 month program and apply those resources to a critical supply chain concern specific to their sponsoring companies.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more about the EMIL-SCS program, visit their website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter 18 months, five residences, and one global supply chain project, the EMIL-SCS class of 2012 graduated on August 3 with a master\u2019s degree from Georgia Tech. 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Upon completion of his postdoctoral fellowship at MIT, Pokutta was appointed as an optimization specialist at ILOG where he worked on production planning and supply chain optimization within the steel industry, automotive industry, and energy industry. In early 2008, he joined KDB Krall Demmel Baumgarten in order to set up a quantitative, state-of-the art risk management practice and develop risk management methodologies at top tier banks. He then returned to academia and held the position of a research scientist at the Technische Universit\u00e4t Darmstadt and was a visiting lecturer at MIT. 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Most recently, he has initiated new research and education programs in advanced materials and manufacturing engineering for orthotics and prosthetics (O\u0026amp;P) applications. His research projects have been sponsored by a number of organizations, including the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, and Society of Manufacturing Engineers, as well as industrial companies such as ATK Launch Systems, Cummins, General Dynamics, GKN Aerospace Services, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens Power Generation.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour new faculty members have joined ISyE for the fall 2012 semester. 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Humphreys Chair in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERouse received his B.S. from the University of Rhode Island, and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp; He has over thirty years of experience in research, education, management, marketing, and engineering related to individual and organizational performance, decision support systems, and information systems. In these areas, he has consulted with over one hundred large and small enterprises in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, where he has worked with several thousand executives and senior managers. His expertise includes individual and organizational decision making and problem solving, as well as design of organizations and information systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERouse has written hundreds of articles and book chapters, and is the author of several books, including his most recent \u003Cem\u003EEngineering the System of Healthcare Delivery\u003C\/em\u003E, the third volume in the Tennenbaum Institute Series on Enterprise Systems\u003Cem\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ERouse is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, as well as a fellow of four professional societies -- the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the International Council on Systems Engineering, the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. \u0026nbsp;In 2011, he was given the Lifetime designation as a National Associate by the National Research Council and the National Academies. \u0026nbsp;Rouse received the Joseph Wohl Outstanding Career Award and the Norbert Wiener Award from the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society; a Centennial Medal and a Third Millennium Medal from IEEE; and the O. Hugo Schuck Award from the American Automation Control Council. He is listed in \u003Cem\u003EWho\u0027s Who in America , Who\u0027s Who in Engineering, \u003C\/em\u003Eand other biographical literature, and has been featured in publications such as \u003Cem\u003EManager\u0027s Edge\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EVision\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EBook-Talk\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EThe Futurist\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003ECompetitive Edge\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EDesign News\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EQuality \u0026amp; Excellence, \u003C\/em\u003Eand \u003Cem\u003EIIE Solutions. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWilliam B. \u0022Bill\u0022 Rouse, professor in ISyE and executive director of the Tennenbaum Institute for Enterprise Transformation, retired from Georgia Tech on August 15, 2012 after over thirty years of service.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-08-17 15:06:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:40","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"80381":{"id":"80381","type":"image","title":"Bill Rouse","body":null,"created":"1449178071","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:51","changed":"1475894696","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:56"}},"media_ids":["80381"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7925","name":"Bill Rouse"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"147111":{"#nid":"147111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Available Online: Georgia Tech and Council on Competitiveness Publish Report on U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis past spring, representatives from industry, labor, government, and academia gathered at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center for the 2012 \u0022U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative: Dialog on Next Generation Supply Networks and Logistics,\u0022 sponsored by Georgia Tech and the Council on Competitiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the two-day event, representatives shared their perspectives on the current state of U.S. manufacturing, the challenges it faces in terms of global competition, and possible solutions to mitigate those obstacles, specifically in terms of supply networks and advanced logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA joint Georgia Tech-Council on Competitiveness Report has been published that details the forum\u0027s findings, and contributes to the Council\u0027s National Manufacturing Strategy.\u0026nbsp; According to the report, manufacturing in the U.S. is growing stronger; however, maintaining and strengthening America\u2019s competitiveness in the global market will require a tremendous measure of planning, effort, and focused financial investment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo view the report on the U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative in its entirety, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/special\/usmci\/N13C3008-ISyE-USManufacturingReport.pdf\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA joint Georgia Tech-Council on Competitiveness Report has been published on the \u0022U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative: Dialog on Next Generation Supply Networks and Logistics.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-08-17 15:33:18","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:40","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2239","name":"Council on Competitiveness"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"169275","name":"stewart school of industrial and systems engineering"},{"id":"25881","name":"U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative: Dialog on Next Generation Supply Networks and Logistics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"147241":{"#nid":"147241","#data":{"type":"news","title":"MaRC\u0027s Ben Wang Discusses Advanced Clean Energy Manufacturing at DOE Roundtable at the White House","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ben Wang, Executive Director of the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC) at Georgia Tech, recently presented some of his ideas and viewpoints at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Roundtable on \u0022Strengthening Advanced U.S. Manufacturing in Clean Energy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Roundtable discussions, held August 9th at the White House in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., brought together over 35 representatives from some of the country\u0027s most promising companies that are utilizing and developing advanced technologies for clean energy manufacturing - along with key research centers, public policy experts, and other stakeholders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants discussed opportunities and challenges to continue improving U.S. competitiveness in advanced clean energy manufacturing in a wide array of topics - ranging from solar and wind to energy storage, vehicles, lighting, smart grid, fuel cells, and more - particularly through public-private partnerships in R\u0026amp;D, industry cluster development, and technology commercialization activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Wang said that, \u0022The roundtable discussions were critical in understanding the capabilities, ideas, and expectations that these top experts in the field of clean energy have and hold; 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Watson Research Center where he founded and managed the Optimization Center.\u0026nbsp; Throughout his illustrious career, Johnson has held visiting and part-time academic positions at the National University of Singapore, State University of New York, Stony Brook, University of Pisa, University of Bonn, New York University, Columbia University, IBM Paris Scientific Center, University of Florida, University of Waterloo, and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp; Johnson was an associate professor at Yale University from 1964-1968.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohnson received his bachelor\u2019s degree in applied mathematics from Georgia Tech in 1960.\u0026nbsp; He received a master\u2019s in mathematics in 1962 and PhD in operations research in 1965 from the University of California.\u0026nbsp; While at UC Berkeley, Johnson was taught by the famous George Dantzig, one of the founding fathers in the field of operations research, and developed a close relationship which lasted through the remainder of Dantzig\u2019s life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA testament to his accomplishments in the field, Johnson has been the recipient of many prestigious awards and honors throughout his career.\u0026nbsp; He has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, INFORMS, and The Airline Group of the International Federation of Operations Research Societies, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; He is the recipient of the INFORMS John Von Neumann Theory Prize, the George Dantzig Award for his research in mathematical programming, the INFORMS Lanchester Prize, and the Humboldt Foundation\u2019s Senior Scientist Award.\u0026nbsp; He is the co-editor of two books and has published a research monogram and over 100 papers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA native of Georgia, Johnson grew up on a farm near Athens.\u0026nbsp; Following in his older brother\u2019s footsteps, Johnson came to Georgia Tech to study aerospace engineering before changing his major to math.\u0026nbsp; When he is not in Atlanta, Johnson is at home on his 100-acre farm in Madison, Georgia.\u0026nbsp; Appropriately called the 100- Acre Farm, Johnson\u2019s land, eighty-six acres of which has been set aside as a conservation easement,\u0026nbsp; is situated where the Apalachee River runs into Lake Oconee. 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Vengazhiyil was chosen for his significant and definitive contributions to engineering statistics, especially in design and modeling of experiments, and for dedicated service in the profession and excellence in teaching and mentoring.\u0026nbsp; He will be recognized at the Joint Statistical Meeting Awards Ceremony on July 31, 2012 in San Diego, California.\u0026nbsp; Vengazhiyil was nominated by Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and professor in ISyE. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis prestigious honor is a reflection of Roshan\u2019s significant contributions in research, teaching, and professional service,\u201d said Wu, who was elected a Fellow of ASA in 1985.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVengazhiyil received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2002 and holds an M.Tech. in Quality, Reliability, and Operations Research, and a B.Tech. in Production Engineering and Management. 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I think my very diverse career is a reflection of that,\u201d said Mallett. \u201cMy degree in ISyE prepared me for all of these opportunities by teaching me to look at a situation, analyze it, and be pragmatic in my approach.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her current role, Mallett identifies talent for Southwire and coaches new hires on how to develop their leadership skills and career paths.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, she assists Georgia Tech students with developing their resumes and preparing for job interviews.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMallett has approached her role as an alumna with as much energy as her career, maintaining an active presence on the Georgia Tech campus by supporting the Institute and its students. Mallett recently joined the ISyE Advisory Board for the 2012-2016 term, where she will serve as a sounding body for the School chair in an advisory capacity as well as assist with the School\u2019s development goals.\u0026nbsp; She is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Trustees where she supports the Student Alumni Association committee, the current president for the Black Alumni Organization, a Mentor in the Mentor Jacket program, a member of the Student Center Governance Board, and a new member of the board for the Women\u2019s Alumni Network. Last year she served as vice chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s 50th Anniversary Steering Committee for the Matriculation of Black Students year-long celebration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing active at Tech, encouraging and empowering students, is very fulfilling and enriching for me,\u201d said Mallett.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, Mallett is a former White House Fellow, a former President of the ANAK Society, the oldest known secret society at Georgia Tech, an alumna of the Xi Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and a former chapter, regional, and national officer of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; She has had the honor of receiving such recognitions as a \u201cLegend\u201d by the African American Student Union (AASU), a Mentor of the Year by OMED: Educational Services, and a Mentor of the Year and an Outstanding Young Alumna by the Alumni Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContinue reading the interview that follows as Mallett shares more about her experiences and valuable career advice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Tell us about your professional background.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEM: After earning my bachelor\u2019s degree from ISyE, I started my career in Sales and Marketing as an account executive for IBM.\u0026nbsp; As a result of my success, I was selected for IBM\u2019s Top Gun program at Harvard.\u0026nbsp; Later, I matriculated to BMC Software, eventually becoming a Marketing Program Director.\u0026nbsp; At BMC, I received the Director\u2019s Excellence Award, created a customer reference program, and worked with senior BMC executives. In 2005, I leveraged my marketing background to create a marketing logistics company, Executive Business Solutions Inc., for small businesses and non-profit organizations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In 2010, I began working as an HR Manager for Southwire.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What are some of the choices you made as a student, and later as a recent college graduate, that you feel were instrumental in the launch of your career?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEM: My decision to be involved and to become a leader in a large and impactful organization like NSBE was instrumental in the launch of my career.\u0026nbsp; I gained valuable leadership and professional development experience through this organization.\u0026nbsp; Through my involvement, I was exposed to several corporate leaders, and as a result, the corporate representative for IBM became a champion for me and was extremely instrumental in helping me to secure my first job within IBM.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy decision to actively support departments like OMED taught me that no matter where you go, you have to find ways to \u201cpay it forward.\u201d\u0026nbsp; As a volunteer, and then an employee, I witnessed the efforts of alumni who would come back and work with OMED as a way to \u201cpay it forward\u201d and help the organization make an impact at Tech.\u0026nbsp; Some may not see this type of mindset as valuable, particularly when you\u2019re launching your career.\u0026nbsp; But in today\u2019s climate, companies are looking for well-rounded individuals. Employees that are actively engaged in their community, are mentors and\/or are committed to extracurricular causes and\/or opportunities, actually bring value back to their respective organizations.\u0026nbsp; When I started at IBM, I immediately supported IBM\u2019s efforts with Junior Achievement by becoming a counselor, their efforts with the Arts by becoming a representative for them at the Museum of Houston, and volunteered with the recruiting team to encourage other college students and share my positive experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to being involved in my community, I also try to stay involved with Georgia Tech either through my sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization, ANAK, or the Alumni Association.\u0026nbsp; I want to support the students that are currently at Tech and \u201cpay it forward\u201d like so many others did for me when I was a student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What advice do you have for recent IE graduates entering the job market?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEM: Keep your options open!\u0026nbsp; IE is one of the best engineering disciplines for allowing a diverse career.\u0026nbsp; Because here\u2019s the thing\u2026even if you start off in one department within an organization, if you are successful and prove yourself to be valuable to the organization, you won\u2019t remain in that department, unless that is your desire.\u0026nbsp; As an IE, employers can (and you want them to) use your talents and abilities throughout the organization.\u0026nbsp; The more knowledgeable and versed you become in varying aspects of the organization, the greater asset you are to the organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: How about for ISyE alumni who are currently seeking a new job?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEM: I would give the same advice to ISyE alumni as I would to recent graduates\u2014keep your options open. At Southwire, candidates with ISyE backgrounds provide the basis for having a variety of career options within the company.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Everything from traditional IE skill sets to experience in manufacturing systems, plant management, materials management, and technical sales lead to career paths in general management up to our most senior executive levels.\u0026nbsp; Executive Vice President and President of Southwire\u0027s Energy Division, Charlie Murrah, IE 1984, and one of our Senior Vice Presidents, Robbie Blackmon, IE 1988, are both ISyE alumni.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What are some of the skills and qualities you look for in candidates when identifying talent for Southwire?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEM: It\u2019s not just about intelligence.\u0026nbsp; As a graduate of Georgia Tech, we know that candidates have the capacity.\u0026nbsp; More relevant attributes are applied intelligence, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, and effective communication skills.\u0026nbsp; Southwire diligently assesses a candidate\u2019s desire to work in a plant\/manufacturing environment and proof of their work ethic.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Did you have a mentor during your time as a student in ISyE?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEM: Dr. Augustine Esogbue was like a father figure to me during my time in ISyE and continues to be that today.\u0026nbsp; Beyond ISyE, other mentors over the course of my time at Georgia Tech are great individuals like Dr. Gary May, Dr. Donna Llewellyn, and fellow Georgia Tech alumni S. 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C. on April 24-25, 2012.\u0026nbsp; Thomas met with members of congress and their staff to advocate for federal support of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research, as well as the value and importance of research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring her visit, Thomas met with Representative John Lewis, as well as with the staff of Representative Hank Johnson and Senator Saxby Chambliss.\u0026nbsp; She highlighted the importance of federal funding for research, including funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy, as a way to help solve some of our current challenges in energy and to create a more sustainable way of life.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; She also spoke about her research on energy options in the southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFederal support of research is important both for fundamental research, that can provide the basis for future advances, and for progress on national priorities, including defense and energy,\u201d said Thomas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongressional visits are imperative if we are to provide long-term understanding and communication between researchers and policy-makers she added.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWe must emphasize the importance of research with members of congress and their staff, to thank them for their ongoing support, and to build long-term relationships.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EValerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor of Natural Systems in ISyE, attended the 2012 Congressional Visits Day, organized by the American Physical Society, held in Washington D. 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Paul Flood, IE 1958, Elaine Johns, IE 1985, Stephen Kendrick, IE 1988, Errika Mallett, IE 1996, and Guy Primus, IE 1992, were inducted in during the annual spring meeting on April 20, 2012, and will serve as a sounding body for the School chair, as well as assist with the School\u2019s strategic initiatives and development goals.\u0026nbsp; Jane Snowdon, PhD IE 1994, senior manager and research staff member in the Industry Solutions and Emerging Business Department at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, will continue to serve as the board\u2019s chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Flood \u003C\/strong\u003Eis the Chairman and CEO of Chattahoochee Health Resources. His clients include hospitals, state hospital associations, and large physician practice groups. He is involved in strategic and tactical planning, establishing CEO and Executive goals and measurable objectives, executive compensation, succession and retirement planning.\u0026nbsp; He has over 45 years of experience as a consultant, working in over 300 client organizations worldwide. Flood\u2019s primary areas of expertise are strategic planning, organization and governance, executive performance compensation and supplemental executive retirement programs, corporate restructuring, integrated healthcare networks, managed care, and arbitration of managed care provider\/payer disputes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElaine Johns \u003C\/strong\u003Eis the President and CEO of EnerVision, Inc. where she leads the company\u2019s nationwide consulting efforts as she builds relationships and pursues new business for the firm. She specializes in the development of comprehensive power supply strategies, provides expertise with contract negotiations, and is responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the company\u2019s Power Supply Practice Area.\u0026nbsp; Under her direction, EnerVision staff performs power supply support services for electric utilities in different states such as Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, and Michigan. Johns has over 27 years of consulting experience in areas ranging from strategic planning, power supply planning, utility rates, marketing, and economic analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStephen Kendrick\u003C\/strong\u003E is the Managing Director for IronPlanet Motors.\u0026nbsp; He is responsible for establishing and growing the sales and operations of IronPlanet\u0027s automotive and powersports business.\u0026nbsp; Prior to joining IronPlanet, Kendrick served as a Partner and Global Operations Lead for Supply Chain Services at Accenture (NYSE:ACN), where he successfully launched Accenture\u0027s Supply Chain Outsourcing business. Kendrick brings more than 25 years of international business experience focused on driving revenue growth and improving supply chain management capabilities in Fortune 1000 companies to IronPlanet, including a Group Vice President position with JDA, a leading supply chain management software company.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EErrika Mallett\u003C\/strong\u003E serves as an HR Manager for Southwire, where she identifies talent for the company, assists students with developing resumes and preparing for interviews, and coaches new hires on how to develop their career paths within Southwire. Mallett is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Trustees, where she supports the Student Alumni Association committee, the current president for one of the Alumni Association\u2019s Affinity Groups - the Black Alumni Organization, a Mentor in the Mentor Jacket program, serves on the Student Center Governance Board served as vice chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s 50\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Anniversary Steering Committee for the Matriculation of Black Students year-long celebration. She is a former White House Fellow, former President of ANAK, an alumna of the Xi Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and a chapter, regional and national officer of the National Society of Black Engineers. As a result of her service to Georgia Tech, Mallett has been recognized as a \u201cLegend\u201d by AASU, a Mentor of the Year by OMED and the Outstanding Young Alumna by the Alumni Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuy Primus\u003C\/strong\u003E is Chief Operating Officer at Overbrook Entertainment, the film, TV, and transmedia production company whose partners include James Lassiter, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Ken Stovitz. As COO, Primus oversees Overbrook\u2019s operations and manages the company\u2019s staff. He also heads Overbrook\u0027s strategic ventures group, an organization dedicated to expanding and optimizing Overbrook\u0027s business portfolio. Primus serves on the board of directors of Starling.tv, the social TV platform that allows viewers to chat, play and interact with one another while watching television, and on the advisory boards of JibJab Media,\u0026nbsp; a leading provider of digital greetings and online entertainment, Fusion TV, a media company that produces and distributes high-definition action sports and adventure travel video content and Interactive One, the leading online platform serving the African American Community through news, information, entertainment and social networking. 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The award was presented at the Annual Golden Torch Awards ceremony held during the recent NSBE National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year award is presented each year to one male and one female member of NSBE that have exemplified all that the NSBE mission embodies. In order to be considered for the award, a member must compile a nomination packet consisting of several recommendations, transcripts, essays, and a detailed resume. The mission of this award is to provide scholastic motivation to achieve and furthermore, serve as a tool that encourages members to continually strive for academic excellence, while developing professional skills through organization and community involvement. The award includes a $7,500 scholarship and a Golden Torch Award, as well as an additional convention travel stipend and waived registration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrently Morris is a member of the Black Graduate Student Association, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Society for Health Systems, and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society at Georgia Tech. While an undergraduate at the University of Florida, Morris received numerous awards including being named to the University of Florida Hall of Fame, 2011 and being the recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate Leadership Award, 2011; GEM Fellow; William G. Cross Award for Outstanding Leadership; J. 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Health Systems Degree","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University are partnering to offer a new master\u2019s degree program track in predictive health that will prepare students to become leaders who can make a significant impact in the health sector for generations to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new track in predictive health \u2013 a field of study that focuses on maintaining health rather than treating disease \u2013 will be within the existing Master of Science in Health Systems program, offered by the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; The program, slated to begin in August 2012, consists of 30 semester hours that can be completed in one year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the program, students will learn how to analyze and model the risk factors in large, complex healthcare databases, as well as how to link clinical observations with medical knowledge to improve health care choices and decisions.\u0026nbsp; Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared for leadership positions in the healthcare industry, capable of using quantitative and systems modeling to design, implement, and manage continuously improving healthcare delivery.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new master\u2019s program will also further the work of the Emory-Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute.\u0026nbsp; The Center for Health Discovery and Well Being, a unit of the Predictive Health Institute, opened in 2007 and has since screened 700 participants, collecting approximately 2,000 data points per visit (initial, six month, one year, two year, three year, etc.) of health related information. 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Given the unique features of the data and problems under investigation, there is a tremendous need for educating students and for new research,\u201d Keskinocak added.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis partnership was made possible by a grant from the George Family Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the program, please contact Professor Keskinocak at \u003Ca class=\u0022moz-txt-link-abbreviated\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:pinar@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Epinar@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University are partnering to offer a new master\u2019s degree program track in predictive health.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech and Emory University are partnering to offer a new master\u2019s degree program track in predictive health."}],"uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-04-16 09:34:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:00","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"125291":{"id":"125291","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449178604","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:44","changed":"1475894749","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:49","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"194497","name":"tech-tower.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tech-tower_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tech-tower_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":164905,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tech-tower_0.jpg?itok=RIvqAQtP"}}},"media_ids":["125291"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2305","name":"Emory University"},{"id":"246","name":"Georgia Institute of Technology"},{"id":"30441","name":"Master of Science in Health Systems program"},{"id":"6596","name":"predictive health"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"119611":{"#nid":"119611","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Student Ginny MacGowan Gains Valuable Experience Through Co-op Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe co-op program at Georgia Tech allows students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to paid positions with companies and organizations in a real world setting. \u0026nbsp;Ginny MacGowan, an undergraduate student in the H. 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Ginny is definitely one of the best co-op students that we have ever had,\u201d said Wah.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring her co-op, MacGowan worked forty hours a week with Lehigh\u2019s supply chain team on multiple projects that provided benefits for the company as well as real world training for MacGowan. One of her biggest responsibilities was to cut down the time it takes to ship out material by increasing communications throughout departments within the company.\u0026nbsp; To do this, she conducted time studies on the shipping processes and identified weak spots in the system.\u0026nbsp; With the help of her supervisor, MacGowan implemented a new procedure that made product easier to track down and shipping methods more efficient.\u0026nbsp; She also used her strong organization skills to help the company convert all files and forms, such as data sheets and invoices, to a digital format, which helped Lehigh maintain records more accurately and efficiently.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSupply chain work was very challenging when it came to getting everyone on board with changes.\u0026nbsp; I learned a lot about working with others and understanding that there are ways to approach people which make implementing changes much easier.\u0026nbsp; I\u2019m really proud of myself for being committed to this role, putting my hard hat and steel toe boots on every morning to be at work by 6:45 a.m., and getting a lot done,\u201d said MacGowan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to working with the supply chain team, MacGowan also worked as the secretary for the Lehigh Safety Team, a group of twelve people who are notified any time a safety incident occurs. While in this role, MacGowan coordinated the annual Safety Day at Lehigh, which promotes fire, equipment, and overall safety within the company.\u0026nbsp; She also implemented a daily safety calendar which documented whether or not, and to what degree, a safety incident occurred. The calendar was successful in its intent to promote internal communication and safety within the company.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI really enjoyed the work I did with the safety team at Lehigh,\u201d said MacGowan.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe real life experience I gained through the co-op program helped me mature and I would suggest it to anyone who is interested.\u0026nbsp; I definitely applied my IE education to my responsibilities at Lehigh, and I found it was extremely helpful to have prior knowledge of stochastics and an understanding of supply chain,\u201d said MacGowan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Wah, the co-op program is extremely valuable for the students as well as participating companies. In his opinion, the \u201creal world\u201d experience students receive from the co-op gives them an advantage over those who may not have participated in the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe co-op program allows students to work outside of the classroom and see how the concepts they have learned are applied in an actual work environment.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;From the employer\u2019s perspective, the program provides an opportunity to inject young, energetic people into their workforce, who can add value to the company,\u201d said Wah.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBack as a student full time, MacGowan continues to gain valuable experience working for MARTA, Atlanta\u2019s rapid transit authority.\u0026nbsp; She works nine hours a week with the company\u2019s infrastructure team analyzing all of MARTA\u2019s assets (trains, sidewalks, escalators, etc.) to see what needs to be replaced and\/or repaired.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAside from school and work, MacGowan is an ambassador with the Society of Women Engineers at Georgia Tech where once a month she visits middle school and high school girls to talk about engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNot many girls know about engineering.\u0026nbsp; I feel lucky to have the experiences to know what an engineer does.\u0026nbsp; And I want to share that,\u201d said MacGowan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMacGowan also tutors fellow IE students several hours a week through the academic success center as a way to give back to Tech.\u0026nbsp; It also helps her understand course material better while helping students at the same time.\u0026nbsp; During her time in ISyE, MacGowan has learned valuable lessons which she shares with other students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne thing that I really try to stress with my classmates and those I tutor is to understand the material, rather than just memorize it. I have had a lot of IE professors emphasize this and I wish I had realized it sooner,\u201d said MacGowan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMacGowan, who has always excelled in math and science, chose to pursue her IE degree at ISyE because of the School and Institute\u2019s excellent reputation.\u0026nbsp; She is the recipient of Nelson K. 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While in Mumbai, the class met Professor Mark Beeson, Winthrop Professor in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia and author of \u003Cem\u003ERegionalism \u0026amp; Globalization in East Asia, Politics, and Security \u0026amp; Economic Development\u003C\/em\u003E. Beeson provided the students with an introduction to geopolitics and a macroeconomic overview of Asia with an emphasis on China, Japan, and Korea.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe following morning, the class met with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, partner at Media Network of India, for a lessonon the geopolitics, economics, and infrastructure of India.\u0026nbsp; That afternoon the class traveled to a corporate site visit at The Future Group\u2019s supply chain solutions division, a food and home goods retailer in India, for a discussion on consumer preferences, taxes and regulations, the restructuring of their supply chain, and supplier management. The final site visit for the day was with Tata Consultancy Services, an IT services, business solutions, and outsourcing organization, for a presentation on their outsourcing processes, major services providers, and the logistical challenges they face with providing their services.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next morning the class visited ThyssenKrupp Industries India Pvt. Ltd. (TKII), a leading supplier of plants and systems for mining, processing, and handling of raw materials and minerals.\u0026nbsp; The class listened to a discussion about TKII\u2019s inbound logistics regarding domestic transport of key materials to the plant, and out-bound logistics focusing on how projects are delivered to customers in various markets.\u0026nbsp; Following a plant tour at TKII, the class boarded a bus for Pune, India and headed to Tata Motors Limited, India\u2019s largest automobile company.\u0026nbsp; The class was given an overview of Tata Motors and the Indian market, and engaged in a discussion on domestic transport of key materials to the plant and vehicle distribution.\u0026nbsp; The class finished their visit with a tour of the automotive plant.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the last day in India, the class met with Jasjit Singh Sethi, CEO of Transport Company of India Supply Chain Solutions, India\u0027s leading multimodal integrated supply chain solutions provider.\u0026nbsp; The presentation focused on doing business in India and the current \u201cstatus quo\u201d challenges, such as infrastructure, truck sizes, state border taxes, time and delivery challenges, labor unions, and driver issues.\u0026nbsp; The presentation ended with a discussion of India\u2019s transportation plans for the next five years.\u0026nbsp; Following the site visit, the class boarded a plane for Bangkok, Thailand, another first-time destination for the EMIL-SCS program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Default\u0022\u003EThe first morning in Bangkok, the class met with Dr. Ruth Banomyong, director for the Centre for Logistics Research at Thammasat University, for a discussion on the current state and future directions of logistical integration across ASEAN and the impacts on Western China trade.\u0026nbsp; That afternoon, the class traveled to Sea Value, a top manufacturer in tuna, sardines, and mackerel, for an overview of the company, and a presentation on their supply chain process from fishing to canning to shipping.\u0026nbsp; The visit concluded with a plant tour.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDay two in Bangkok began with an intense discussion on strategic sourcing and procurement strategy with Francis Cherian, supply chain strategy consultant and 2008 EMIL-SCS alumnus.\u0026nbsp; The lecture focused on how to develop a strategic sourcing methodology, supplier relationship management, supplier rationalization, and enablers, specifically, how to execute strategic sourcing within your company and how to create a framework for initiating strategic sourcing. The class then traveled to Siam Cement Group (SCG) where they engaged in a sharing session with John Vande Vate, Georgia Tech professor and executive director of the EMIL-SCS program, and Kan Trakulhoon, MS Management and MS ME 1986, SCG president and CEO.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the second week of the residence, the class traveled to Hong Kong for a two day visit. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;First, they met with the Hong Kong Logistics Association to discuss logistics infrastructure in Hong Kong, in the Pearl River Delta, and the role Hong Kong will play as China continues their huge development in South China.\u0026nbsp; That afternoon, the class visited Li \u0026amp; Fung Limited, the export trading arm of the Li \u0026amp; Fung Group, which manages supply chains for major brands and retailers worldwide.\u0026nbsp; Following the overview and discussion, the class toured Li \u0026amp; Fung\u2019s massive showroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers, and service providers, visited the class the following afternoon to discuss the value of Hong Kong serving as the gateway to China, and the opportunities for investment, trade, and development.\u0026nbsp; Later that afternoon, the class visited Modern Terminals, an EMIL-SCS tradition, for a class discussion on berth capacity at the port, throughput, yard and terminal storage, yard management system, gate dwell time, peak volume, and the major steamships partners.\u0026nbsp; The class also toured the port and control tower.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeaving Hong Kong, the class traveled to Shanghai to begin their submergence into mainland China Logistics.\u0026nbsp; Hua Li, Managing Director-ASO for Home Depot, visited the class and discussed sourcing strategies in Asia, and provided a comprehensive look at retail in China.\u0026nbsp; That afternoon, the class met with UPS China Hub to discuss distribution and fulfillment in China, specific to Shanghai, and the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (FTZ).\u0026nbsp; The class learned the distinguishing features of the FTZ, such as the fundamental differences in China versus the U.S. and Latin America, specific China FTZ regulations, and provincial or territorial constraints.\u0026nbsp; The day ended with a presentation from China Expeditors, a global logistics company, on fulfillment, consolidation and distribution efforts, import flow of raw material into China, export flow of finished goods out of China, and customs regulations and restrictions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the last day in Shanghai, the EMIL-SCS program co-hosted a conference with Manhattan \u0026amp; Associates titled, \u201cFuture of Retail in China.\u201d\u0026nbsp; The conference was by invitation only and featured presentations from Gary Tilson, EMIL-SCS 2006, director of aftersales operations, supply chain, logistics, and service for General Motors, and Joe Shearn, EMIL-SCS 2012, vice-president of distribution for Tiffany \u0026amp; Co.\u0026nbsp; Ray Tien, chief operating officer for Carl\u2019s Jr. China, also presented at the conference.\u0026nbsp; In the afternoon, the EMIL-SCS class met with Martin Winchell, managing director for Schneider Global Logistics Tianjin, for an overview on trucking in China.\u0026nbsp; The discussion points were the fundamental differences between China and the U.S., provincial and\/or territorial constraints, road infrastructure, and driver availability\/professional training certification.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the EMIL-SCS class was meeting with Schneider Trucking, conference guests were given a tutorial on the retail financial supply chain connection, presented by Maria Rey, senior lecturer for custom programs at Georgia Tech and advisor for FinListics Solutions.\u0026nbsp; The conference provided a unique opportunity to share the EMIL-SCS program with executives who may consider joining the EMIL-SCS program in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next destination for the EMIL-SCS Class of 2012 is Residence V which will be held May 13-25 in Louisville, Kentucky, Montreal, Canada, and Atlanta, Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more on the EMIL-SCS Program, contact Erin Howlette at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:erin.howlette@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eerin.howlette@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe EMIL-SCS class of 2012 recently completed their fourth residence, with visits to India, Thailand, Hong Kong, and China.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-03-29 08:24:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:56","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"120341":{"id":"120341","type":"image","title":"The EMIL-SCS class of 2012 during a site visit to the Future Supply Chain Group in Mumbai, India","body":null,"created":"1449178279","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:31:19","changed":"1475894478","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:18","alt":"The EMIL-SCS class of 2012 during a site visit to the Future Supply Chain Group in Mumbai, India","file":{"fid":"194362","name":"2012-residence-iv-photo-for-web_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2012-residence-iv-photo-for-web_0_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2012-residence-iv-photo-for-web_0_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":136085,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2012-residence-iv-photo-for-web_0_1.jpg?itok=0kARdd8F"}}},"media_ids":["120341"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14148","name":"EMIL-SCS Class of 2012"},{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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Logistics\n      Institute, discusses \u201cself-equalizing\u201d bus routes that may reduce wait time and\n      increase reliability.\u0026nbsp; Bartholdi and his\n      team tested their models on\n      the Georgia Tech bus line.\u003C\/p\u003E\n    \n    \u003Cp\u003ETo read the article in full, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2012\/03\/how-keep-buses-bunching\/1457\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn a recent article for \u003Cem\u003EThe\n        Atlantic Cities\u003C\/em\u003E titled \u201cHow to Keep Buses From Bunching,\u201d\n      John\n      Bartholdi discusses \u201cself-equalizing\u201d bus routes that may reduce wait time and\n      increase reliability.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-03-15 16:08:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:52","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13720","name":"Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute"},{"id":"2380","name":"John Bartholdi"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"117111":{"#nid":"117111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bill Cook\u2019s New Book Reviewed in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWilliam J. \u201cBill\u201d Cook, Chandler Family Chair and professor\nin the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, continues to\nreceive notable reviews for his new book \u003Cem\u003EIn\nPursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Recently featured in \u003Cem\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, as well as \u003Cem\u003EThe\nWall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E, Cook\u2019s book examines the origins and history of the\nTraveling Salesman Problem, which involves finding the shortest possible route\nfor a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and\nreturn to his city of origin.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a review for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2012\/03\/01\/theater\/201203-death-of-a-salesman-interactive.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, writer Jennifer\nSchuessler makes an interesting comparison between the famous Broadway play \u201cThe\nDeath of a Salesman\u201d and The Traveling Salesman Problem, both of which\ncoincidentally got their start in 1949.\u0026nbsp;\nAccording to Schuessler, solutions from Cook\u2019s new book might have saved\nthe play\u2019s \u201ctragic hero,\u201d Willy Loman, at least some of his exhaustion.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Wall Street\nJournal\u003C\/em\u003E also recently featured a review of Cook\u2019s book in an article titled\n\u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970203806504577183983792982556.html?KEYWORDS=the+fuzzy+path+may+be+the+shortest#articleTabs%3Darticle\u0022\u003EThe\nFuzzy Path May Be Shortest\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d \u0026nbsp;Writer Jordan\nEllenberg, a mathematics professor at the University of Wisconsin, praises Cook\nfor focusing on how to solve The Traveling Salesman Problem practically, while\napplying it to real-world problems.\u0026nbsp; Though\nthe book contains heavy mathematical content, Ellenberg states, \u201cMr. Cook\u0027s\naffable style means that you\u0027re never too far from an enjoyable historical\nanecdote or an offbeat application of a problem that has interested some of the\nbest minds in applied math for most of a century and that shows no signs of\ngetting stale.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECook, also an adjunct professor in the School of\nMathematics, is the author or editor of seven books, including \u003Cem\u003EThe Traveling Salesman Problem: A\nComputational Study\u003C\/em\u003E which was released in 2006. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBill Cook continues to\nreceive notable reviews for his new book \u003Cem\u003EIn\nPursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation\u003C\/em\u003E, recently being featured in \u003Cem\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, as well as \u003Cem\u003EThe\nWall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-03-15 16:18:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:52","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"117121":{"id":"117121","type":"image","title":"Bill Cook\u0027s suggested routes for the traveling salesman","body":null,"created":"1449178241","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:30:41","changed":"1475894736","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:36","alt":"Bill Cook\u0027s suggested routes for the traveling salesman","file":{"fid":"194251","name":"rv-ag149_salesm_g_20120309015709.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rv-ag149_salesm_g_20120309015709_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rv-ag149_salesm_g_20120309015709_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":37368,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rv-ag149_salesm_g_20120309015709_0.jpg?itok=bsj9bP_k"}}},"media_ids":["117121"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11342","name":"Bill Cook"},{"id":"17631","name":"In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"117131":{"#nid":"117131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2013 U.S. News \u0026 World Report: ISyE Graduate Program Maintains Top Ranking Once Again","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the 22\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E consecutive year, the graduate program in the H. 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The rankings highlight the top programs in business, law, medicine, engineering, and education, among other specialties, using indicators such as program size, external reputation, student selectivity, faculty honors, and research activity.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the 22\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E consecutive year, the graduate program in ISyE has been ranked the No. 1 program of its kind according to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/articles\/2012\/03\/13\/us-news-releases-2013-best-graduate-schools-rankings\u0022\u003E2013 edition\u003C\/a\u003E of \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-03-15 16:27:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:52","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"124461":{"id":"124461","type":"image","title":"2013 U.S. News \u0026 World Report: ISyE Graduate Program Maintains Top Ranking","body":null,"created":"1449178593","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:33","changed":"1475894746","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:46","alt":"2013 U.S. News \u0026 World Report: ISyE Graduate Program Maintains Top Ranking","file":{"fid":"194468","name":"best-grad-schools.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/best-grad-schools_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/best-grad-schools_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":55667,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/best-grad-schools_0.jpg?itok=J8CNGKqc"}}},"media_ids":["124461"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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In\nfact, by capitalizing on its unique strengths, America is well-positioned to\ncontinue growing its manufacturing output and exports, thereby enhancing its\nglobal competitiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, America\u0027s ability to\nproduce and export products to the global marketplace is threatened by serious\nneglect of the country\u0027s transportation infrastructure -- manufacturing\u0027s\ncritical supply chain and logistical backbone. Furthermore, manufacturing\nindustries are facing a talent drain as older workers retire and young people\nopt for careers in other fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDiscussion topics covered a breadth\nof national and regional issues ranging from efficient cargo rail systems to\njust-in-time air delivery to tax and regulatory concerns. Among the points\nraised:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Manufacturing accounts for 11\npercent of U.S. GDP. In dollar terms, the U.S. manufacturing sector is larger\nthan the entire GDP of Canada, India or Brazil.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Public perception of factories as\ndirty, low-wage, unsafe workplaces are outdated. Today\u0027s manufacturing plants\ntypically require the skilled operation of complex machinery. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The trend toward outsourcing\nmanufacturing is beginning to show signs of a reversal as rising transportation\ncosts and rising wages overseas are making it more cost effective to locate\nfactories closer to their markets.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The U.S. transportation\ninfrastructure has stopped growing and faces a critical period of reinvestment.\nBasic but necessary improvements and repairs to the nation\u0027s highways and\nbridges will cost hundreds of millions of dollars \u2014 but further delay will only\nraise the cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Savannah, the nation\u0027s\nfourth-busiest port, is also the shallowest. Dredging the harbor will provide\naccess for the new generation of ultra-large Panamex container ships, and\nelevate Georgia\u0027s global competitiveness as an import and export center.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Intermodal freight rail expansion\nis a cost-efficient way to ease highway congestion and create capacity to\nimprove supply chain efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Development of a long-range,\ncomprehensive national manufacturing strategy and an energy strategy are\nessential ingredients for ensuring economic competitiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The tax and regulatory structure\nmust be simplified and streamlined.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his welcoming comments,\nconference chair Chelsea C. \u201cChip\u201d White III, Schneider National Chair in\nTransportation and Logistics at Georgia Tech said, \u201cWe are delighted to be\npartnering with the Council on Competitiveness to address how the supply chain\nand logistics industry can help to provide competitive advantage for U.S.\nmanufacturing and in so doing help to strengthen the U.S. economy.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the conference speakers were:\nJack McDougle, senior vice president, U.S. Council on Competitiveness; Thomas\nMayor, senior executive advisor, Booz \u0026amp; Co.; Helmuth Ludwig, CEO, Siemens\nIndustry Sector, North America; Doug Stotlar, President and CEO, Con-Way; Deb\nH. Butler, executive vice president of planing and chief information officer,\nNorfolk Southern; Chris Lofgren, president and CEO, Schneider National; Ray\nReulbach, vice president, UPS customer solutions; Curtis J. Foltz, executive\ndirector, Georgia Ports Authority; Warren Jones, aviation development manager,\nHartsfield-Jackson International Airport; Paul Yarossi, president, HNTB;\u0026nbsp; Chris Cummiskey, commissioner, Georgia\nDepartment of Economic Development; and Chris Gaffney, senior vice president,\nCoca-Cola Refreshments.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditional participants and\npanelists included: Hal Long, executive vice president-operations, Shaw\nIndustries; William L. Strang, senior vice president of operations, TOTO; Bob\nRoberts, vice president, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas; Michael D. Meyer,\nprofessor and director of the Georgia Tech National University Transportation\nCenter; Jane Ammons, Chair of the School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering;\nLeon McGinnis, professor emeritus and associate director of the Manufacturing\nResearch Center, Georgia Tech; Ron Jackson, commissioner, Technical College\nSystem of Georgia; and Edward M. Rogers, global strategy manager, UPS.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Dialogue on Next Generation Supply\nNetworks and Logistics\u0022 was sponsored by Georgia Tech and the U.S. Council\non Competitiveness. The Council is a non-partisan, non-governmental\norganization composed of CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders. The\nAtlanta event was the 13th in a series of conferences held around the country\naddressing various aspects of manufacturing competitiveness. Georgia Tech\u0027s\nhost role in the conference was coordinated by the H. 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Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School\nChair\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cMike\u0027s\nspecialization was classical optimization; he worked on hard, fundamental\nproblems. Importantly, he was really the School\u0027s primary and most credible\nlink to the methodological research culture in optimization that, frankly,\nthrived elsewhere at that time.\u0026nbsp; But as\ncrucial as that role was in laying the groundwork for the exceptional, indeed\nworld-class strength in optimization that exists now in ISyE, I think many who\nknew and interacted with him would agree that his broader role as the model of\nwhat constitutes genuine scholarship was just as profound.\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E \u2013 R. Gary Parker,\nprofessor emeritus in ISyE \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cWhen I first came\nto ISyE all those years ago, Mike Shetty and Dick Serfozo were the two senior\nfaculty who I most looked up to. Mike was a guy who exemplified what it meant\nto be a professor at a major research university.\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E \u2013 Dave Goldsman,\nprofessor in ISyE \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cMike was a true\nscholar, and a harbinger of ISyE\u0027s exceptional strength in optimization.\u201d \u003C\/em\u003E\u2013\nCraig Tovey, professor in ISyE \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cIt was clear from\nmy first interaction with him that Mike was a true and serious scholar, and in\nthat role, his impact in shaping this School is immeasurable.\u0026nbsp; He also struck me as a joyful person--I can\nstill see his grin and that distinctive shake of the head when he laughed.\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u2013 Leon McGinnis, professor emeritus in ISyE \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022Mike was\ninstrumental in giving birth to and nurturing the area of optimization which\nhas become a key part of IE.\u0026nbsp; In\naddition, he had that rare quality of character, which I admired and will\nalways remember.\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E \u2013 Dick Serfozo, professor emeritus in ISyE\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cI remember Mike\nShetty as a colleague who early on earned my respect from at least two\nperspectives. 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Only the best will win the coveted first place.\u0026nbsp; Among a team of students who won first place\nthis past fall for a project sponsored by Railcar Management, Inc., was John\nKang, IE 2011.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENot only was this an exciting experience for John, it\nwas also a unique one. \u0026nbsp;His father, Chang\nW. Kang, PhD, visiting professor in ISyE, advised a team of Senior Design\nstudents who were selected as finalists in the fall 2009 competition for a\nproject sponsored by Manheim Auto Auctions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSeeing the Senior Design finalist posters displayed\nin ISyE depicting my dad and his team motivated me to prove myself through my\nown Senior Design project. 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(RMI), a leading software solutions provider for railroad companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETo read the article in full, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/markets.on.nytimes.com\/research\/stocks\/news\/press_release.asp?docTag=201201261437BIZWIRE_USPRX____BW6330\u0026amp;feedID=600\u0026amp;press_symbol=136780\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe winning fall 2011 Senior Design team has been featured in an article for \u003Cem\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E titled \u201cRMI Sponsors\nAward-Winning Student Design Team from Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-02-03 11:56:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:37","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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Milton Stewart\nSchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has received the prestigious National\nScience Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his work on non-traditional cutting-plane\nalgorithms for mixed-integer programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NSF offers this award as part of the Faculty Early\nCareer Development (CAREER) Program in support of junior faculty who exemplify\nthe role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education,\nand the integration of education and research within the context of the mission\nof their organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDey received this award for his research to improve the\ncurrent generation of mixed-integer programming (MIP) solvers by devising new\ngeneral-purpose cutting-plane methods. A great deal of useful information that\ncould be used in deriving and selecting cutting-planes is often left unused by\nstate-of-the-art MIP techniques. This project investigates some of the\nfollowing non-traditional paradigms for incorporating more information into\ncutting planes: (i) Use information from multiple constraints simultaneously to\nderive cutting planes, instead of using a single implied constraint. (ii)\nDesign suitable cutting planes and then verify their validity before use,\ninstead of deriving cutting planes without any control over their quality.\n(iii) Incorporate information from explicit enumeration of integer points to\nguide the choice of cutting planes and improve their strength. Since many\nmathematical challenges need to be overcome in order to tap the potential of\nthese non-traditional paradigms, results from this project could significantly\nenhance the mathematical toolkit used by integer programmers for the generation\nand analysis of cutting planes. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDey suggested this project will not only make theoretical\nadvances in mathematical programming, but also lead to significant improvements\nin the performance of MIP solvers, leading to huge gains in a broad spectrum of\napplications of MIPs. A key educational objective is to develop an operations\nresearch puzzle competition to foster and enrich an environment for\nundergraduate research. He would also like to design a new graduate course with\nthe aim of disseminating research results directly to future practitioners and\nto bring students from different engineering communities together, thus\nproviding opportunities for new research directions and collaborations.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESantanu Dey, assistant professor in ISyE, has received the prestigious National\nScience Foundation CAREER Award for his work on non-traditional cutting-plane\nalgorithms for mixed-integer programs.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-01-18 09:11:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:57","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"50244":{"id":"50244","type":"image","title":"Santanu Dey","body":null,"created":"1449175437","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:43:57","changed":"1475894471","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:11","alt":"Santanu Dey","file":{"fid":"128820","name":"Dey_Santanu_-_Bust.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dey_Santanu_-_Bust_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dey_Santanu_-_Bust_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3018606,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Dey_Santanu_-_Bust_1.jpg?itok=v_l3r9rh"}}},"media_ids":["50244"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9413","name":"CAREER Award"},{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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It sounds simple enough, yet the traveling\nsalesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in applied\nmathematics--and it has defied solution to this day. In this book, William Cook\ntakes readers on a mathematical excursion, picking up the salesman\u0027s trail in\nthe 1800s when Irish mathematician W. R. Hamilton first defined the problem,\nand venturing to the furthest limits of today\u0027s state-of-the-art attempts to\nsolve it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECook examines the origins and\nhistory of the salesman problem and explores its many important applications,\nfrom genome sequencing and designing computer processors to arranging music and\nhunting for planets. He looks at how computers stack up against the traveling\nsalesman problem on a grand scale, and discusses how humans, unaided by computers,\ngo about trying to solve the puzzle. Cook traces the salesman problem to the\nrealms of neuroscience, psychology, and art, and he also challenges readers to\ntackle the problem themselves. The traveling salesman problem is--literally--a\n$1 million question. That\u0027s the prize the Clay Mathematics Institute is\noffering to anyone who can solve the problem or prove that it can\u0027t be done.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn\nPursuit of the Traveling Salesman\u003C\/em\u003E travels to the very threshold of our\nunderstanding about the nature of complexity, and challenges you yourself to\ndiscover the solution to this captivating mathematical problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETo coincide with the release of his latest book, Cook recently\nwrote an article for \u003Cem\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E\ntitled \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/12\/21\/the-problem-of-the-traveling-politician\/\u0022\u003EThe\nProblem of the Traveling Politician\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d using the traveling salesman problem to\nsuggest optimal travel routes that will save time and gasoline for politicians\nwho are preparing to hit the campaign trail. \u0026nbsp;His book once again appeared in \u003Cem\u003EThe\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003ENew\nYork Times\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019 blog \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/01\/16\/open-science-numberplay-style\/\u0022\u003EWordplay\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d\nwhere writer Pradeep Mutalik references Cook\u2019s work on the traveling salesman\nproblem and related problems that cannot be solved in reasonable time by the\nworld\u2019s fastest computers. Additionally, Kyle Munson, an Iowa columnist for the\n\u003Cem\u003EDes Moines Register\u003C\/em\u003E, revealed his\nplans to follow Cook\u2019s suggested campaign routes in a blog titled \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blogs.desmoinesregister.com\/dmr\/index.php\/2012\/01\/08\/99-counties-1-week-1-iowa-columnist\/\u0022\u003E99\ncounties, 1 week, 1 Iowa columnist\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBill Cook, Chandler\nFamily Chair and professor in ISyE, has released his new book \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/9531.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of\nComputation\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-01-18 09:21:14","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:57","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"79061":{"id":"79061","type":"image","title":"Bill Cook Releases New Book on the Traveling Salesman Problem","body":null,"created":"1449178063","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:43","changed":"1475894693","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:53","alt":"Bill Cook Releases New Book on the Traveling Salesman Problem","file":{"fid":"193881","name":"bill_cook_book_release.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bill_cook_book_release_0.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bill_cook_book_release_0.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":56648,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bill_cook_book_release_0.gif?itok=RFHYSLUN"}}},"media_ids":["79061"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11342","name":"Bill Cook"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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(RMI).\u0026nbsp; During\nthe 2012 IIE Southeast Student Regional Conference February 16-19, the students\nreceived first place in the Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition for\ntheir project \u201cPrivate Fleet Optimization.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference was made up of students from fifteen\ndifferent schools that all came together to network with their peers and future\ncolleagues, and to further their interest in industrial engineering. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the team has been invited to attend The 2012\nAnnual IIE Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida May 19-23, where their paper\nwill compete against the first place papers from other regions.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team of ISyE undergraduate students, who won the fall 2011 Senior Design\nCompetition,\nreceived first place in the IIE Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition for\ntheir project \u201cPrivate Fleet Optimization.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-02-20 17:26:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:57","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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As part of this recognition, Goin will be featured in a \u003Cem\u003EUSA Today\u003C\/em\u003E advertisement during National\nEngineers Week February 19-25. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is an incredible honor. I feel extremely\nfortunate to be part of a great program that is seeking to introduce and\nencourage the next generation to become engineers. It is also a reflection on\nthe wonderful mentors in my life who helped me become an engineer and continue\nto inspire me in my career today.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMost recently, Goin has been working with\nChildren\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children\u2019s) as a strategy and planning\nconsultant, leading system efforts to drive innovation and improvements in\npediatric care across the organization. In March, Goin will be joining Shepherd\nCenter as a Senior Improvement Consultant on their Quality, Outcomes, and\nPatient Safety team. She will be leading clinical and operations teams to drive\nsystem wide process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness,\nenhance care delivery, and drive improved patient outcomes. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGoin has been making a positive impact in the\nhealthcare industry since she was a student in the Stewart School of Industrial\nand Systems Engineering (ISyE).\u0026nbsp; She originally partnered with Children\u2019s\nduring her graduate studies at ISyE through a joint venture with the Georgia\nTech Health Systems Institute, Children\u2019s, and ISyE\u2019s Center for Humanitarian\nLogistics in the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute. On the project, Goin\nworked with a team of other master\u2019s students to optimize patient flow at\nChildren\u2019s at Egleston.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGoin has been a member of IIE since 2002, and\nbelieves that her participation with the organization has contributed to her\npersonal and professional development, and has also helped her to establish\nrelationships with other IE\u0027s across the country. In addition, Goin, along with\nher partners at Children\u2019s, published two papers in the \u003Cem\u003ESociety for Critical\nCare Medicine\u003C\/em\u003E that won the 2010 Scientific and Administration awards, and\nshe was selected to present at the 2009 and 2010 Society for Health Systems\nconferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the interview below to learn more about\nGoin and her work in the healthcare industry. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Describe a typical day at work.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: As an IE, I love working with people to\nhelp solve problems and develop new systems and processes. As an internal\nconsultant at Children\u0027s, I was very lucky to work on a variety of projects and\nlearn about many aspects of the hospital and our business. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this type of work, every day is a little bit\ndifferent, which keeps things interesting. A key aspect of my role with\nChildren\u2019s was leading and facilitating multi-disciplinary teams to solve\nproblems and develop recommendations for new business plans. There was a great\nmix of analytics, problem solving, and research, coupled with leading meetings\nand developing presentations. Meeting with our physicians and nurses and seeing\npatients in the hallways provided a great deal of inspiration for the work. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What have been some of your achievements while\nworking in the healthcare industry?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: I have been very lucky to work with other\nengineers, clinicians, and professionals throughout my career to enhance\nhealthcare delivery. Many of my projects have focused on applying IE skills in\nunique and collaborative ways to improve quality, outcomes, and access for\npatients by designing more efficient and effective healthcare systems. Some of\nthe achievements from these collaborative efforts include: optimizing patient\nflow to reduce length of stay and maximize capacity, improving physician and\nnursing workflow in the pediatric ICU, reducing medication errors and waste,\ndeveloping plans to increase access to innovative diagnostic care, and modeling\nstatewide childhood obesity prevalence to guide interventions. Many of these\nprojects and results have been shared through national forums. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What are some of the projects you have\nbeen involved with at Children\u2019s?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: I have been supporting Children\u0027s efforts\nto optimize outpatient services to improve access to care for patients and\nfamilies. We are analyzing operations and facility space to maximize capacity,\nthroughput, quality of care, and the patient and family experience. This will\nhelp Children\u0027s better meet the needs of patients today and plan for the\nfuture. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have been developing new models of care for\nmedically complex patients with one or more chronic illnesses. Our goal is to\nimprove the quality of care and reduce cost through improved care coordination,\nprotocols, and care management approaches. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWe are also partnering with Georgia Tech to identify\ncollaborative research projects to leverage technology to improve child health.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What influenced your decision to pursue a\nmaster\u2019s degree in health systems at ISyE?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: After a close family experience I realized\nthere was\/is a great need to improve healthcare delivery and the impact on\npatients and families. Through that experience I developed a passion to be a\npart of the incredible mission of healthcare organizations. When I learned\nabout the Georgia Tech Health Systems program at ISyE, it was the perfect way\nto integrate my systems thinking with the complex nature of the healthcare\nindustry. Health Systems was a key factor in my transition into the healthcare\nindustry and preparing me to be able to make a significant impact in the field. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: How do you apply your IE skills in the\nhealthcare industry?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: There are so many incredible opportunities\nto bring data driven approaches and systems thinking like Six Sigma and Lean to\nthe healthcare industry. Partnering with clinicians to understand key areas of\nopportunity and how we can work together to solve complex problems has been a\nkey to success. Together we have applied IE skills to improving throughput in\nthe emergency department, creating just-in-time medication production\nprocesses, determining root causes for patient safety errors, increasing time\nat the bedside for nurses, and more. There are many pioneers in the field and\norganizations like Georgia Tech\u0027s Health System Institute, IIE, Society for\nHealth Systems, and Institute for Healthcare Improvement that are continuing to\npave the way for IE\u0027s in healthcare. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What is the most important thing you\nlearned while at ISyE?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: The structured problem solving, robust\nanalytical thinking, and innovation at Georgia Tech is incredible. I think\nthese skills, coupled with the ability to effectively communicate complex\ninformation, is the most important thing I learned while at ISyE. The ability\nto effectively communicate an opportunity, recommendations, and impact is\ncritical to the success of any project. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: How do you stay connected to Georgia\nTech?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: One of the key ways I have stayed connected\nis through collaborative projects between Children\u0027s and Georgia Tech. I have\npartnered with faculty and students from Georgia Tech\u0027s ISyE program on various\nprojects, and the expertise and innovation of these partnerships has\naccelerated the outcomes. I have also been honored to give guest lectures and\nparticipate on alumni forums. Of course, watching and attending Georgia Tech\nsports is a great way to stay connected. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What are your goals for the future?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: I want to continue to explore the best ways\nto promote and implement IE skills and methods to improve the healthcare\nindustry. This is still in its infancy with incredible opportunity to make\nsignificant impact. I plan to continue to grow my skills and track the\nimplication of healthcare reform on improving healthcare systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: What do you enjoy doing outside of work?\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: Time with family is my first priority. I\nwas born and raised in Atlanta, so I am very lucky to have family close.\n\u0026nbsp;We love sports - both watching and playing. We are avid Braves, Falcons,\nTech, and Auburn fans. I play tennis and have completed a half marathon for the\nTrain to End Strokes program and two sprint triathlons that benefit Children\u0027s.\nI also love to cook and am always looking for new recipes and techniques on the\nFood Network.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Is there any one person who has been an\ninspiration to you? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: Both of my grandfathers have been great\ninspirations to me. I have one grandfather who has a doctorate in microbiology\nand was the Chief of Microbiology for the CDC.\u0026nbsp; My other grandfather was a\nmechanical engineer from Georgia Tech who worked with IBM and NASA. \u0026nbsp;Both\nmade incredible contributions in the fields of engineering and healthcare and\ntaught me great ethics and values.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE: Can you tell us one interesting thing\nabout yourself that you don\u0027t mind us sharing with the rest of the world?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKG: Before working in the healthcare industry,\nI was an Industrial Engineer at the Walt Disney World Company. One of my\nprojects at Disney was to redesign the monorails to increase capacity. A\nhighlight of the project was driving and parking one of the newly designed\nmonorails into the maintenance bay (of course, after the parks were closed and\nwithout any guests on board)!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKristin Goin, MS HS 2008, has been selected to\nbe the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) representative for the 2012 New\nFaces of Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-02-21 10:06:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:57","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"111081":{"id":"111081","type":"image","title":"Kristin Goin, MS HS 2008","body":null,"created":"1449178213","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:30:13","changed":"1475894706","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:06","alt":"Kristin Goin, MS HS 2008","file":{"fid":"194129","name":"kristin_goin.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kristin_goin.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kristin_goin.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":65204,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kristin_goin.jpg?itok=lv-KbqfC"}}},"media_ids":["111081"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1202","name":"H. 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There are new faces and new\nleadership\u2014people who are committed to manifesting change in order to move\nGeorgia Tech, the College of Engineering, and the H. Milton Stewart School of\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) to their highest aspirations. As the\ntechnological university of the twenty-first century, Georgia Tech has to be\nflexible, adaptable, and continually improving and transforming. These new\nleaders represent the new face of Georgia Tech and engineering. They bring with\nthem not only a sense of urgency, but new perspectives, strategies, and ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EG. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, president of Georgia Tech, arrived\nin April 2009. He was followed by Rafael L. Bras, who became provost in\nSeptember 2010. Gary May, dean of the College of Engineering, and Jane Ammons,\nthe H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair at ISyE, both started their\nnew duties on July 1, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom their diverse backgrounds, these Georgia Tech\nleaders are crafting a vision of the future. Looking forward, they are\nenvisioning exciting possibilities and enlisting others in a shared view to\nlead Georgia Tech from excellence to preeminence. The four recently shared their\nthoughts on Tech\u2019s path forward.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThere\nis a lot of discussion regarding the \u201cGrand Challenges for Engineering\u201d for the\ntwenty-first century\u2014some of which are health,\u0026nbsp;\nclean energy, national\u0026nbsp; security,\nand education and lifelong learning. What is Georgia Tech\u2019s role in meeting\nthese challenges?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe believe that over the next twenty-five years, many of the world\u2019s most\ncritical problems will be solved at research and educational institutions like\nGeorgia Tech. We\u2019re already working on breakthroughs in a number of fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOur tradition is not only to create knowledge but also to use that knowledge\nfor the betterment of society. The Georgia Tech Strategic Plan states: \u201cGeorgia\nTech has accepted the challenge to create the conditions that lead to solving\ncritical global problems. Rather than settle for incremental steps forward, we\nhave set forth a course to facilitate bold and deliberate contributions to\nhuman progress.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nAs the proprietor of the largest, most diverse, and one of the best engineering\nprograms in the nation, it is incumbent upon Georgia Tech to be a leader in\ncreating solutions and empowering students to meet societal challenges. The\n\u201cGrand Challenges\u201d are so named because they will require significant time,\neffort, and resources by a variety of constituencies to resolve them.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nGeorgia Tech faculty, students, and alumni are creative, bold, solution-driven\nleaders when addressing the complex grand challenges of today. ISyE leaders are\nparticularly equipped with holistic systems thinking approaches. Their success\nand impacts to date make us optimistic as we cultivate the leaders of tomorrow.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow\ncan we help stimulate future collaborations of engineers with social scientists,\nindustry, government, business, and other friends of the Institute to address\ncomplex societal issues?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nTech has a long track record of creating collaborative partnerships with\ngovernment, business, and industry, and we must continue. New interdisciplinary\nfields are emerging that span technology, science, policy, business, law, and\nthe arts. Our success will depend on our ability to utilize science and\ntechnology to build on our history of excellence and shape our future.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe celebrate the many ways that ISyE faculty, students, and alumni have\ncollaborated with our disciplinary partners as well as business, government,\nand not-for-profit organizations to improve complex societal issues. Examples\ninclude our need for national economic competitiveness in manufacturing and\nsupply chain engineering, our critical healthcare delivery systems, important\nenvironmental and sustainability thrusts, and humanitarian logistics and\ndisaster relief. We will stimulate future collaborations by building on these\nsuccesses and developing our students as leaders with systems thinking and\ncollaborative mindsets.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow\ndo we leverage our state and national leadership roles to advance our global\naspirations?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nDuring the past two decades, Tech has grown into a globalized university, with\npartnerships in more than thirty countries and campuses and operations in\nFrance, Ireland, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and China. Our Logistics\nInnovation and Research Center established last year in Panama, and the new\nTrade and Logistics Innovation Center in Mexico are prime examples of how we\nhave leveraged our leadership and partnered internationally on projects that\nwill benefit several countries, including the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nTech is already a global university. The Times Higher Education\u2019s World\nUniversity Rankings place Tech tenth among the world engineering and technology\nuniversities. More than 40 percent of our undergraduate students have an\ninternational experience, far more than most competitors. Through the prominent\nleadership roles of many among our faculty and our globalization efforts, we\nare in a unique position to propel our reputation for excellence to a new, very\nhigh level.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nDuring the last two decades, the College of Engineering has played a leadership\nrole in establishing Tech\u2019s global reputation. Not only do these activities\nbetter prepare our graduates for an increasingly \u201cflatter\u201d world, but they also\nallow the university to have better access to international student and faculty\ntalent, to partner more seamlessly with multinational corporations, and to\ncontinue to build its brand.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\ncan be done to heighten interest in engineering and science education and\nresearch to increase the visibility and importance of these areas to society?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nFirst we need to articulate the excitement of the creative nature of science\nand engineering, the value we bring to society as knowledge and wealth creators\nand drivers of progress, our role as providers of solutions to societal\nproblems, and our capacity to transform and preserve life. Second, we must\ncontinue outreach efforts to K-12 education\u2014that leaky pipeline must be fixed.\nAnd third, we must plug our own leaky pipeline by improving the delivery of our\neducation, making it exciting, rewarding, and fun. Technology can help in that\ntask.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nResearch shows that the general public still has a poor understanding of what\nengineers do. Data suggest that the public believes engineers are not as\nengaged with societal and community concerns as scientists or as likely to play\na role in saving lives. When judging the relative prestige of professions,\npeople tend to place engineering below medicine, nursing, science, or teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs engineers, we clearly have a vested personal\ninterest in more people having an accurate and positive impression of\nengineering. In addition, a better understanding of engineering would encourage\nstudents\u2014particularly women and underrepresented minorities\u2014to pursue\nengineering careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA consistent effort by the College of Engineering\nand its constituents can create positive momentum toward making engineering\nmore appealing and better understood by students, educators, parents,\npolicymakers, and society at large.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nEinstein once said that in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. I believe\nwe\u2019re experiencing this now as our nation and our state look for answers to\ngrowing globalization, the need for stronger domestic manufacturing, the need\nfor innovation and getting those innovations to the marketplace to help create\na stronger economy and more jobs, and the need to prepare the workforce for the\nfuture. Georgia Tech has a seat at the table for President Obama\u2019s new Advanced\nManufacturing Partnership. Georgia Tech is a leader in science, technology,\nengineering, and math (STEM) education and is involved in four of the five\n\u201cRace to the Top\u201d projects recently selected by the state for funding. Today,\nwe\u2019re helping to recruit and educate tomorrow\u2019s leaders in the STEM fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe have a mandate to spread the excitement and creativity of science and engineering,\nincluding its role in creating wealth, jobs, and making our world a better\nplace. From K-12 outreach to more inspiring hands-on learning experiences at\nthe college level, we need to cultivate the spirit of the National Academy of\nEngineering\u2019s \u201cChanging the Conversation\u201d to inspire our current generation of\nengineering students that \u201cDreams Need Doing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\nshould we be doing to prepare our graduates with the skills necessary to be\nsuccessful\u0026nbsp; and to adapt, change,\u0026nbsp; and advance in a truly global marketplace?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nPerhaps our task is as much about helping students \u201clearn how to learn\u201d and\nbeing stewards of their own intellectual and interpersonal development as it is\nunderstanding current knowledge and technology. They face a world with increasing\ntechnical and social change that will require them to continually increase the\nfirst and second derivatives of their personal growth and adaptation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nTechnology changes so rapidly that our graduates must commit to lifelong\nlearning. I also feel that interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary experience\nis becoming a must. And, we need to continue to prepare leaders who are both\ninnovative and entrepreneurial.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe cannot forget that an educated person needs understanding of much more than\njust science and engineering. We must provide our students with the\ncommunication skills, the knowledge of cultures and societies, and the social\nawareness and sensitivities to lead wherever they are.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe have the most talented students that we have ever had in the history of the\nInstitute. These students have grown up with nearly instantaneous and\nubiquitous access to information. Given these realities, it makes little sense\nto educate them exclusively using traditional methods in traditional\nengineering curricula. On the contrary, our objective must be to empower our\nstudents to be independent learners and fearless in the face of complex\nproblems. To accomplish this, the educational experience must maximize\nflexibility, have a multidisciplinary orientation, and encourage thinking that\nfacilitates the creation of solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow\nis the changing availability of resources affecting our students and faculty\nboth near- and long-term?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nDuring the past three years, the state support of Georgia Tech has been reduced\nby more than 90 million dollars. Although we have recovered a portion of that\nloss with tuition and other income, the overall support from the state is down\nto less than 20 percent of total annual expenses. Staff and faculty are doing\nmore with a lot less, our student-to-faculty ratios are higher than ever,\nbeyond what they should be to ensure continuing excellence. We will need to\nthink of new revenue-generation ideas, new ways of controlling costs, and new\nways of delivering education without sacrificing quality and excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nISyE faculty, staff, and students have been significantly impacted by the\nreduction in resources. ISyE has one of the largest student-to-faculty ratios\nof any Georgia Tech unit, and our students are frustrated by the very large\nclass sizes and significant waiting lists for classes. On the positive side,\nour faculty and staff have been creatively seeking new revenue sources,\ncontrolling costs, and innovating in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nAs we know, student and faculty interaction is also critically important and\ninextricably linked to the student-to- faculty ratio. The quality of student\nand faculty interaction will definitely improve with a more manageable ratio.\nOur students want and deserve an improved environment for intellectual\nexchange, and we are committed to that objective.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe\u2019re all feeling the pinch of this global recession in one way or another, and\nit is definitely impacting higher education. Students have increased\ncost-sharing in their education. We continue to preserve the quality of our\nacademic programs to ensure that we are able to provide an educational\nexperience consistent with the very best institutions in the country. In times\nlike these, we are particularly grateful to members of the Georgia Tech family,\nfriends, and supporters who have contributed to Campaign Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\nis your vision for further developing the diversity of our students, staff, and\nfaculty to leverage the diverse talent and perspective that is needed to solve\nthe important societal problems?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nThe economy is critically dependent on the talents and knowledge of a diverse\nand available technical workforce. U.S. jobs are growing fastest in areas that\nrequire knowledge and skills stemming from a strong grasp of science, technology,\nengineering, and mathematics (STEM). In some areas\u2014 particularly in computer\nand information technology\u2014 business leaders are warning of a critical shortage\nin skilled domestic workers that is threatening their ability to compete in the\nglobal marketplace. To realize a diverse technical workforce, the educational\nenvironment for underrepresented engineering students must be systematically\nimproved across all levels of the kindergarten to PhD educational continuum. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EParticular attention must be paid to transition\npoints along that continuum\u2014for example, from high school to college, college\nto graduate school, and graduate school to the workforce. At Georgia Tech,\nwe\u2019ve seen that a key factor for motivating students to pursue advanced degrees\nand research careers in STEM is a fruitful research experience as an\nundergraduate. As the nation\u2019s most diverse engineering college, this is\nnothing short of an obligation for us.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe are continuing to strengthen our national leadership position in the total\nnumber of engineering degrees awarded to underrepresented minority students and\nwomen. And, we now have a number of programs in place to recruit and retain\nunderrepresented minorities in all of the academic programs we offer\u2014not just\nengineering\u2014and in the past three years, we have increased the number of\nunderrepresented minorities in the freshman class by nearly 40 percent and\nwomen by 8 percent. As we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the\nmatriculation of the first black students at Tech, we are reminded of how far\nwe have come and how much more we need to do to recruit, develop, retain, and\nengage a diverse cadre of students, faculty, and staff to create a campus\ncommunity that exemplifies the best in all of us and fosters inclusive excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAre\nthere any capabilities, human or institutional, that we have that are\nunder-developed or under- utilized, and what should we do about that?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nThe heart of Georgia Tech is our people\u2014our students, alumni, staff, and\nfaculty. We have the opportunity to grow stronger and more impactful as we\nenhance the diversity of talent and perspective in people and our Georgia Tech\nleadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOur human resources\u2014faculty, staff, alumni, and students\u2014are our greatest\nasset. I would like to see us make greater use of these resources by\nidentifying and utilizing more mechanisms for these constituencies to provide\nsubstantive input to our decision-making processes. We have access to many\nsmart, gifted, and dedicated people. If two heads are better than one, then\nsurely we as leaders can benefit from our people.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOf course, every organization can improve. We have an enormous opportunity to\ntransform education with the opening of the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate\nLearning Commons. We have an opportunity to reinvent the delivery of\nundergraduate education and redefine the role of libraries as a center of\nlearning.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nAs we create a more inclusive environment and campus community, we will be even\nmore effective in realizing our full potential. In addition, we must continue\nto think and plan long term, looking at the big picture. And, without a doubt,\nthe biggest wins will come through collaborative partnerships, within\ndisciplines, with other universities, with government, business and industry,\nand with our alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\nare the things Georgia Tech should be most proud of as an organization, and\nwhy?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOur people! Georgia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni are developing\ninnovations, conducting breakthrough research, saving lives, and changing the\nworld.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nGeorgia Tech has a culture of excellence. We believe in going far beyond the\nordinary to pursue the extraordinary\u2014 in academics, technology, research, and\nservice. We have a rich culture characterized by attributes such as rigor, pragmatism,\ncollegiality, entrepreneurship, and diversity. Since its inception, Georgia\nTech has embraced a \u201ccan do\u201d spirit that is evident throughout all facets of\ncampus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOur Georgia Tech core\u2014the quality, drive, commitment, and successes of students,\nalumni, faculty, and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nWe should be most proud of our students, past and future. We must be proud of\nour legacy of offering opportunity to all willing to work hard, many of whom\nare the first generation of college students in their families. We must find a\nway of making sure that cost is never an impediment to any meritorious\ncandidate.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom\nyour perspective is there a message or call to action we need to deliver to our\nconstituents?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmmons\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOur call to action is clear: let\u2019s work together to address the important needs\nof today\u2019s world while developing well-prepared leaders of tomorrow.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMay\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nThe challenge in sustaining and enhancing the Georgia Tech culture requires an\nintellectual shift in focus from merely training technical professionals to\nempowering leaders capable of creating the solutions required by the global\nsociety. Within the College of Engineering, we will focus on the Georgia Tech\nglobal brand through fostering innovation, leadership, strong student-faculty\nrelationships, and interdisciplinary studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBras\u003C\/strong\u003E:\n\u201cWhat does Georgia Tech think?\u201d will be a common question in research,\nbusiness, the media, and government. The only thing I have to add is to ask all\nalumni, students, staff, and faculty not to wait until asked\u2014let\u2019s tell the\nworld what we think.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeterson\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOur Industrial and Systems Engineering program is the best in the nation, and\nit is because of the commitment and quality of our people. In addition to being\nproud of your alma mater, we challenge you to find ways to partner with the\nInstitute and to help us develop leaders for the next generation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cem\u003ESpecial thanks to Kay Kinard and Patti Futrell for their contributions and assistance with this article.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EG.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson, president of Georgia Tech, Rafael Bras, provost, Gary May, dean of the College of Engineering, and Jane Ammons, H. Milton and Carolyn J. 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P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson to the steering committee of the Advanced\nManufacturing Partnership (AMP) in June, he was acknowledging an established\nfact\u2014the Georgia Institute of Technology is a national leader in supporting\nAmerican industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETech joined other top universities\u2014the Massachusetts\nInstitute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, University of\nCalifornia-Berkeley, and University of Michigan\u2014in the $500 million AMP push to\nguide investment in emerging technologies and increase the supply of\nhigh-quality manufacturing jobs and overall U.S. global competitiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe applaud this initiative, and Georgia Tech is\nhonored to collaborate to identify ways to strengthen the manufacturing sector\nto help create jobs in Georgia and across the United States,\u201d Peterson said.\n\u201cMany of our challenges can be solved through innovation and fostering an\nentrepreneurial environment, as well as collaboration between industry,\neducation, and government to create a healthy economic environment and an\neducated workforce.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EToday, the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and\nSystems Engineering (ISyE) leads the way in advanced manufacturing research and\ndevelopment at Georgia Tech. ISyE faculty specialize in many related\ndisciplines, including computer-integrated systems, controls for flexible\nautomation, manufacturing systems design, analysis and simulation, lean\nmanufacturing strategies, and performance measurements.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvanced manufacturing involves not only new ways to\nmanufacture existing products, but also new products emerging from advanced\ntechnologies, observes Stephen E. Cross, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice\npresident for research. Cross, who is also a professor in ISyE, is working with\nPresident Peterson to support the AMP.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cISyE\u2019s competencies in manufacturing, logistics,\nsupply chains, and methodological work in operations research, statistics,\nsimulation, and decision support provide the intellectual core for a\nrenaissance in advanced manufacturing,\u201d Cross said recently. \u201cISyE\u2019s track\nrecord of excellence, combined with equally stellar research throughout the\nrest of the Institute, has made Tech one of the leading research universities\nin the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE Professor Leon McGinnis is supporting both\nPeterson and Cross in their work with the AMP Steering Committee. McGinnis is\nbeing joined by Ben Wang, who in January will assume the role of executive\ndirector of the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC) at Georgia Tech and also\nbecome a professor in ISyE.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth educators will serve on a Georgia Tech working\ngroup that will focus on ways in which research and education can maximize the\nimpact of emerging technologies on the U.S. manufacturing sector.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOther ISyE faculty serving the advanced\nmanufacturing thrust includes Professor Chelsea (Chip) White III, Schneider\nNational Chair in Transportation and Logistics, and Harvey Donaldson, associate\nchair of Industry and International programs. Both are involved in a workshop\nfocusing on the Council on Competitiveness\u2019s U.S. manufacturing competitiveness\ninitiative. The meeting, planned for early 2012 at Georgia Tech, will focus on\nhow the supply chain and logistics industry can best support U.S. manufacturing\ncompetitiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAdvanced manufacturing can be viewed as a system of\nsystems that involves design, processes, equipment, information, energy,\nmaterials, and the entire supply chain,\u201d said Wang, who served as director of\nthe High-Performance Materials Institute at Florida State University before\ncoming to Georgia Tech. \u201cThis new kind of manufacturing relies on a highly\neducated workforce and on truly innovative research capable of furnishing the\nbasis for new companies as well as supporting existing industry\u2014and ISyE is\nuniquely positioned to supply both the skilled workforce and the innovative\nresearch.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE faculty members conduct some $6.5 million in\nsponsored research annually, in areas that support all facets of manufacturing\nand industrial systems\u2013 optimization, stochastic systems, logistics,\nsimulation, statistics, natural systems, economic decision analysis, and\nhuman-integrated systems analysis. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBelow are instances (in alphabetical order) of the\ncutting-edge work being performed by ISyE faculty in areas related to advanced manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJane Ammons,\u003C\/strong\u003E who is the H. Milton and\nCarolyn J. Stewart School Chair and a professor in ISyE, collaborates on\nreverse production systems with Matthew Realff, a professor in the School of\nChemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) and David Wang Sr. Fellow. For\nmore than ten years, the team has focused on two important areas: the recovery and\nreuse of carpet wastes and ways to reduce electronic waste (e-waste).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAmmons, Realff, and their team have developed a\nmathematical framework to support the growth of used-carpet collection\nnetworks. Such networks could help to recycle much of the nation\u2019s annual\ncarpet waste total of 4.7 billion pounds. The successful reuse of that carpet\nhas a potential value of $2.8 billion, versus a cost of $100 million to send\nthe waste to landfills.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn other work, the team is studying the problem of\ne-waste\u2014unwanted electronic components such as televisions, monitors, and\ncomputer boards and chips. The e-waste stream includes multiple hazardous\nmaterials containing lead and other toxins, yet effective management and reuse\nof e-components can be profitable. Ammons and Realff have devised mathematical\nmodels that address the complexities of e-waste processing, with the goal of\nhelping recycling companies stay economically viable.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWorking with both, companies and government, our\ngoal is to eliminate as much product disposal in landfills as possible,\u201d Ammons\nsaid. \u201cBy extending our work to address new operational control and\ninfrastructure design problems, we can help to address uncertainty and\nvariability in closed-loop supply chain flows on a global scale.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Associate\nProfessor \u003Cstrong\u003ENagi Gebraeel \u003C\/strong\u003Econducts\nresearch in the area of detecting and preventing failure in engineering systems\nas they degrade over time. The goal is to avoid both expensive downtime and\nunnecessary maintenance costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe could be talking about a fleet of airlines,\ntrucks, trains, ships\u2014or a manufacturing system,\u201d Gebraeel said. \u201cIn any of\nthese cases, it\u2019s extremely useful for a number of reasons to be able to\naccurately estimate the remaining useful lifetime of the system or its components.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn one project, Gebraeel and his team worked with\nRockwell Collins\u2014a Cedar Rapid, Iowa, maker of avionics and electronics\u2014to\nmonitor and diagnose the performance of circuit boards that control vital\naircraft communication systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESince the exact time of component failure is\nunknown, airlines are forced to anticipate when replacements are needed.\nScheduled maintenance can result in replacement of parts that still have usable\nlife. Using circuit boards until parts actually fail will result in unplanned\nand expensive downtime.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Gebraeel methodically exposes an avionics\ncomponent to heat and vibration, he employs a network of computers and sensors\nto record and analyze data on the degradation rate of the part he is testing.\nIf he can reliably predict the failure rate of a component, he can help\nairlines replace parts at the most cost-effective time.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn another effort, Gebraeel has developed an\nadaptive prognostics system (APS), a custom research tool that allows him to\ninvestigate how quickly components degrade under vibration and other stresses.\nGebraeel and his team can use APS to test a complex system\u2014such as a gearbox\u2014by\nusing multiple sensors in a triangulated pattern to detect the frequency\nsignals coming from individual components.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGebraeel is currently in talks with a major airline\nto use APS to analyze critical engine components. The aim is to be able to\npredict engine wear rates in ways that will help optimize aircraft maintenance\nprocedures.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s a real need for information about the remaining\nlife of components, so that users can find the economical middle ground between\nthe cost of scheduled replacements and the cost of failure,\u201d he said. \u201cThink of\nthe everyday problem of whether we really need to replace vehicle engine oil at\n3,000 miles. If we replace it early, we sacrifice some useful time, but if we\nreplace it later, we risk engine damage. It\u2019s very useful to have detailed\ninformation about degradation in a system over time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELeon McGinnis \u003C\/strong\u003Efocuses on model-based\nsystems engineering, an approach that uses cutting-edge computational methods\nto enable capture and reuse of systems knowledge among multiple stakeholders. McGinnis,\nhis team, and other faculty collaborators are pursuing several sponsored\nprojects in this area.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn one notable project, McGinnis and his team are\nworking with Rockwell Collins, the Iowa-based maker of avionics and\nelectronics. The aim is to help the corporation speed transition of new\nproducts by automating the process that simulates physical manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn order to optimize the resources needed to make\nproducts at the required rate, McGinnis explains, Rockwell Collins creates a\ncomputerized simulation model of the manufacturing processes. Development of\nsimulation models has traditionally been the province of experts who are\nskilled in using initial system designs to simulate the demands of actual\nproduction.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is not a trivial task\u2014producing a simulation\nmodel requires some 100 to 200 hours per product,\u201d said McGinnis, who holds the\nEugene C. Gwaltney Chair in Manufacturing Systems. \u201cDue to expert resource\nlimitations, the company was only able to generate a few production models at a\ntime, which created something of a bottleneck.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETo analyze the model-development process, an ISyE\nteam interviewed Rockwell Collins engineers on the methods they used to develop\na simulation model. The Georgia Tech investigators carefully analyzed the steps\nand methods that the engineers used to progress from an original system design\nto a simulation model.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThen the ISyE researchers turned to SysML, a\nlanguage that enables the computerized modeling of complex systems. SysML lets\ndesigners delineate a new product\u2014and multiple related factors such as people,\nmachinery, and product flows\u2014in a standardized way.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBy describing the evolution of a given product using\nSysML, McGinnis and his team were able to automate the movement of that product\nfrom design to simulation. Even more importantly, the ISyE team created a\ndomain-specific version of SysML that was customized to the Rockwell Collins\nenvironment. That achievement allowed any of the company\u2019s new products and\nsystems to be plugged into an SysML-based automation process.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new way to doing things appears to reduce the\ntime required to build simulation models by an order of magnitude McGinnis\nsaid. It also allows multiple products to be developed concurrently and\nencourages \u201cwhat-if\u201d studies that couldn\u2019t be performed before.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEssentially, this technology lets the people who\nown a process validate it without the middleman\u2014the simulation expert,\u201d he\nsaid. \u201cThere\u2019s a two-part philosophy here\u2014one is to articulate the system in a\nway that all the stakeholders can agree on, and then to automate the bringing\nof information and knowledge to the stakeholders without requiring mediation by\nexperts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMcGinnis is also working on several other projects.\nIn one effort, he is collaborating with the School of Mechanical Engineering\nand the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC) to develop semantics for\nmanufacturing processes under a DARPA contract. In another project, he is\ncollaborating with the Tennenbaum Institute to address the challenges of\nidentifying and mitigating risks in global manufacturing enterprise networks.\nIn other MaRC research, he is investigating the integration of product design\nand manufacturing management of flexibly automated production throughout an\nentire manufacturing system.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpiridon\nReveliotis\u003C\/strong\u003E, an ISyE professor, is currently involved in a\nproject that addresses a cutting-edge approach to automation in manufacturing.\nThis concept, known as flexible automation, involves variable-size batch\nproduction and the ability to reconfigure and rebalance the shop floor quickly\nto accommodate differing product mixes.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETo date, Reveliotis explains, flexible automation\nhas been most successful at the level of single manufacturing processes. To\naddress this limitation, he is developing the analytical capability and\ncomputational tools to enable effective deployment and in the methodological\nareas that define the technical bases for these works.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EReveliotis is using the representation of a Resource\nAllocation System\u2014an enriched version of a queuing network model\u2014and also\nemploying modeling and analytical capabilities derived from modern control\ntheory, computer science, and operations research.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing these, he is seeking to build a framework and\nmethodology to enable rapid reconfiguration of automated production systems,\nwith control logic capable of managing the system operation in each new\nconfiguration. One challenge, he said, involves managing the trade-offs between\nthe quest for a high-fidelity model of the underlying shop floor dynamics and\nthe need to keep the control logic and its deployment manageable.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn another project, Reveliotis is developing methods\nto help remanufacturing facilities approach component-disassembly tasks in the\nmost efficient ways. This work, sponsored by the National Science Foundation,\nuses a learning-based approach comprised of efficient sampling techniques and\nnovel machine-learning algorithms to determine the optimal disassembly plan for\neach product type.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond addressing important practical problems in\nthe manufacturing and remanufacturing domains, both of the above lines of work\nare also contributing seminal analytical results enterprise development for the\naerospace industry. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJianjun (Jan) Shi\u2019s\u003C\/strong\u003E research\naddresses system informatics and control. He uses his training in both\nmechanical and electrical engineering to integrate system data\u2014comprised of\ndesign, manufacturing, automation, and performance information\u2014into models that\nseek to reduce process variability.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EShi, who holds the Carolyn J. Stewart Chair in ISyE,\nis currently working on several sponsored projects. In one effort, Shi is\nworking with nGimat, a Norcross, Georgia-based company that was a 1997 graduate\nof the Advanced Technology Development Center startup-company incubator at\nGeorgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EnGimat is currently addressing the challenge of\nmass-producing a type of nanopowder for use in high-energy, high-density\nbatteries for electric cars. With sponsorship from the Department of Energy\n(DoE), Shi is supporting nGimat as it works to increase its output of this\nnanopowder by several orders of magnitude.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis nanopowder product has very good\ncharacteristics, and the task here is to scale-up production while maintaining\nthe quality,\u201d Shi said. \u201cWe must identify the parameters\u2014 what to monitor, what\nto control\u2014to reduce any variability and do so in an environmentally friendly\nway.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn work focusing on the steel industry, Shi is pursuing\nmultiple projects including investigating sensing technologies used to monitor\nvery high temperature environments used in steel manufacturing. With DoE\nsupport, he is working with OG technologies to develop methods that employ\noptical sensors capable of providing continuous high-speed images of very hot\nsurfaces\u2014in the area of 1,000 to 1,450 degrees Celsius.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn steel manufacturing, Shi explains, continuous\ncasting and rolling lines can be miles long and production can take hours.\nVariations in the process temperature\u2014currently difficult to detect\u2014can lead to\ncostly quality problems, increased labor costs, and increased carbon dioxide\nemissions due to wasted energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to catch defect formation in the very early\nstage of manufacturing,\u201d Shi said. \u201cBy using imaging data of the product\neffectively with other process data to eliminate defects, we can help optimize\nthe casting process.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn another representative project, Shi is\ninvestigating ways to use process measurements and online adjustments to\nimprove quality control in the manufacturing of the ubiquitous silicon wafers\nused in semiconductor electronics. In work sponsored by the National Science\nFoundation, he is working with several manufacturers to examine the root causes\nof undesirable geometric defects in wafer surfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EShi explains that the first step of his approach\ninvolves developing a software model capable of detecting and accurately\ncharacterizing surface characteristics on a silicon wafer. If waves are\npresent, the model must be able to capture both their mean profile as well as\ndetect and characterize particular types of waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second step requires using this model to judge\nwhether an actual wafer surface is of acceptable quality. If the surface is\nfaulty, the model returns data on what must be done to improve it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWafer manufacturing is another instance of a\ncontinuous process where, if you catch imperfections early, you can quickly and\ncost-effectively return to a previous step in the process and correct the\nproblem,\u201d Shi said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate\nProfessor \u003Cstrong\u003EJoel Sokol\u003C\/strong\u003E, A. Russell\nChandler III Chair and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge\nNemhauser\u003C\/strong\u003E, and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EShabbir\nAhmed\u003C\/strong\u003E recently completed a project supporting a major float glass\nmanufacturer. The company was automating a process where finished glass plates\nare removed from the production line and packed for shipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe company was concerned that the new machines that\npick up and remove glass from the production line might fall behind, allowing\nvaluable plates to be heavily damaged. What was critically needed was the\ncapability to carefully schedule the sequence of production so the machines\ncould function at maximum capacity with as little waste as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ISyE team tackled development of new software\nthat could minimize production scheduling problems. They devised algorithms\nthat allowed the machines to work at their maximum efficiency and enabled them\nto handle input data with more than 99 percent efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe algorithms we delivered can also be used\nstrategically to determine how many machines of each type should be installed\non a production line,\u201d Sokol said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn another project, Sokol,\u0026nbsp; Nemhauser, and Ahmed are collaborating on a\nproject for Korea-based Samsung. The aim is to support production throughput at\na Samsung semiconductor- manufacturing facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe challenge involves the physical movement of\nsemiconductors from one processing station to another throughout the factory.\nBecause the routing of semiconductors between processing machines can differ\nfrom item to item, there\u2019s no linear assembly- line type of procedure; instead,\nhundreds of automated vehicles pick up an item from one processing point and\nmove it to its next step.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause of the facility\u2019s structure, these automated\nvehicles encounter congestion that can delay the production schedule, Nemhauser\nsaid. The ISyE team is developing ways to best route and schedule the vehicles\nto minimize congestion and move items between machines in ways that don\u2019t delay\nproduction.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is clearly a highly complex challenge that\nwill require development of an accurate system model,\u201d added Ahmed. \u201cBut it\u2019s\nexactly the type of problem that can be solved by devising effective software\nand hardware modifications.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/strong\u003E, Anderson Interface\nassociate professor of Natural Systems in ISyE, is conducting research on the\nuse of information technology, mediated by bar codes or radio frequency (RFID)\ntags, to improve recycling and end-of-life management for electronics and other\nproducts.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis work has been presented to the U.S.\nEnvironmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Congress and has been featured in\nthe New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn another area, Thomas is collaborating with\nProfessors Matthew Realff and Ron Chance in the School of Chemical \u0026amp;\nBiomolecular Engineering (ChBE) and with ISyE PhD students Dexin Luo and Dong\nGu Choi on the design, energy efficiency, water management, and carbon\nfootprint for facilities to produce biofuels. This work is supported by Algenol\nBiofuels as part of their $25 million DoE-funded pilot plant for the production\nof ethanol from cyanobacteria.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate\nProfessor \u003Cstrong\u003EChen Zhou\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate chair\nfor undergraduate studies, and Professor Leon McGinnis tackled sustainability\nissues for Ford Motor Company in a recent project.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe issue involved shipping gearbox components from\nChina to the United States in ways that would minimize not only cost but\ngreenhouse gas emissions and waste.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIt turned out that packaging was at the heart of the\nissue. The researchers had to configure component packaging so that the maximum\nnumber of components could be placed in a cargo container yet also allow for\noptimal recycling of the packing materials to avoid waste and unnecessary cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis was definitely a complex problem,\u201d Zhou said.\n\u201cYou must track every piece of packaging from its source to its final resting\nplace, when it either goes into another product or into a landfill.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nThe team created a\nmodel\u2014a globally sourced auto parts packaging system\u2014 that optimized cargo\ncontainer space. The model also enabled the use of packing materials that were\nfully reusable; some materials were sent back to China for use in future\nshipments, while the rest was recycled into plastics that became part of new\nvehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EISyE leads the way in advanced manufacturing research and\ndevelopment at Georgia Tech, specializing in many related\ndisciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2011-12-16 14:35:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:53","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"74531":{"id":"74531","type":"image","title":"(Clockwise) Leon McGinnis, professor, Jane Ammons, H. Milton and Carolyn J. 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Before doing this, however, make a wager with your friend: If at least\ntwo responses are the same, you will purchase for him two season tickets to the\nAtlanta Thrashers next year; otherwise, he has to mow your grass and rake\nleaves for a full year. Assuming he takes you up, how do you like your chances?\nWell, as they say: You have nothing to lose and everything to gain (hint: there\nis a very good chance you\u2019ll be staying out of your yard for a year, but, if on\nthe off-chance that you lose the bet, you won\u2019t have lost too much on the\npurchase of those hockey tickets, since the Thrashers became the Winnipeg Jets\nlast spring).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u2019s\nin a name?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENo matter the stakes, your bet was pretty secure\nbecause there is a very high probability that those dozen responses to the\nquery posed above will be all over the proverbial map; some will have to be\ntightened to even reach the level of \u201cnebulous.\u201d And, even if a couple of\ndescriptions are the same, it is entirely likely that both are vague, outmoded,\nor simply nonsensical. So is there a punch line here\u2014a resolution of a riddle?\nActually, there is not (at least from this author), but there is an article, and\nits theme is this: We don\u2019t really have an air-tight definition of OR either,\nbut we do believe that in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and\nSystems Engineering (ISyE), we do it at least as well as anybody and quite\npossibly better than any other academic program.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn order to have at least a fixed point, suppose we\ngo straight to the description offered up by what many will argue is the\nflagship professional society representing this identity-conflicted field. The\nInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) tells\nus on their website, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.informs.org\/\u0022\u003Ewww.informs.org,\n\u003C\/a\u003Ethat\n\u201coperations research is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods\nto help make better decisions.\u201d Paraphrasing the well-known sentiment expressed\nby Churchill regarding democracy as a system of government, this\ncharacterization of OR might well strike you as not so hot, but then none of\nthe others we know about appear to be any better. Indeed, the professional\nsociety recently rolled out a somewhat slicker marketing version calling OR the\n\u201cscience of better.\u201d Take your pick.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENo matter one\u2019s view on the definitional issue, it\ndoes remain that OR seems to occupy at least \u201cbrand name\u201d status. Even if they\ncan\u2019t agree on a formal description (this is not a new frustration but rather\none dating to at least the Second World War when the phrase was first introduced),\nmost people queried will certainly know the name. Universities, after all,\nteach plenty of courses directly related to if not actually titled Operations\nResearch, many award degrees (mostly graduate) specifically designated as OR,\nand some even have Operations Research in their academic program name.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIf we return to the INFORMS- sponsored version\nstated above, we are also instructed that the section in the description\nreferring to \u201cadvanced analytical methods\u201d includes the following fundamental methodologies:\nsimulation, optimization, probability, and statistics. Okay, let us check the fall\n2011 roster of fifty-one academic faculty with full-time appointments in ISyE.\nFrom that list, let us apply a conservative, if not fairly stern test that\ncounts only faculty members who either originated and\/or teach an advanced\ncourse in statistics, optimization, or stochastics (probability\/simulation).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESince you\u2019re reading this, I ask that you trust me\nto count for you; I get thirty- three. This means that nearly two of every\nthree ISyE faculty members are apparently \u201cdoing OR\u201d under the INFORMS\ndescription. But then if you turn back and focus on the word \u201capplying\u201d from\nthe INFORMS description, and add those faculty who are, by their own admission,\ndemonstrable and routine users of the stated methodologies, I can easily identify\nat least ten additional faculty that can be counted.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, thirty-three for sure and possibly as many as\nforty-five of fifty-one current ISyE faculty members are either teaching and\nconducting research directly in the methodologies of OR as defined by no less\nthan the parent professional society or are doing work that routinely draws\nupon OR tools in their research applications. Would not even the most casual\nobserver wonder: \u201cWhy isn\u2019t it the Stewart School of Operations Research?\u201d\nWell, it probably could be; however, tradition and history play a major role in\nnegotiating that question and that\u2019s how it should be. Indeed, it is quite\ncommon for industrial engineering (IE) programs to have much (or at least some)\nactivity in operations research; to be sure, many ISyE faculty who are counted\nin the forty-five above have their educational backgrounds firmly rooted in\nmodern industrial engineering and fully appreciate and respect that identity.\nOn the other hand, many, especially from the gang of thirty-three, have their\ndegrees in mathematics, statistics, and operations research. The larger point\nis, though, that the boundaries defining fields where operations research is\ndone legitimately are blurred at best and without a doubt overlap\nsubstantially.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fact, one of the reasons that your bet in the\nopening paragraph was pretty safe is that on the spectrum of academic programs\nat universities, there are a host of points where operations research is\ngetting done, more or less. This easily includes programs in mathematics,\nstatistics, computer science, various other engineering departments, and\ncertain business schools. So, those dozen \u201crandom\u201d people indicated above,\nchosen, and asked to define OR, might well know the discipline and offer honest\ndescriptions of just what they think it is, at least what it involves, but\nthose descriptions will likely be tailored or influenced by their respective\ndomains and academic cultures.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re a prospective student (at any level, but\nespecially for those at the graduate level), and you want to avoid any\ncoursework requirements covering OR methodology, you can save the cost of\napplication to ISyE. In the current list of active courses taught by ISyE\nfaculty, nearly forty-five are devoted explicitly to methodology in\noptimization, stochastics, or statistics. A half-dozen of these are at the\nundergraduate level, in support of the BSIE; the remaining courses are Master\u2019s\nand doctoral-level courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the master\u2019s level, the School offers eight\ndesignated degree options, two of which are focused explicitly on OR and\nstatistics (MSOR and MSStat, respectively) even though most of the other\nmaster\u2019s (MS Industrial Engineering, MS Health Systems, etc.) also require OR\nmethodology courses somewhere in their programs of study. At the doctoral\nlevel, the PhD in OR is (surprise) intensive in its requirements of advanced\nmethodology courses, particularly in optimization and stochastics, but the PhD\nin IE, which breaks into four specializations, has heavy doses of the very same\ncourses sprinkled throughout depending upon one\u2019s chosen specialization, e.g.,\nsupply chain engineering, economic decision analysis, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAgain, these methodology courses are the hard-core, fundamental\ncourses, taught almost exclusively by those thirty-three faculty members\nmentioned earlier. Naturally, we also teach many additional courses pertaining\nto the classic as well as contemporary application domains commonly identified\nwith our fields and that apply these methodologies. Faculty whose primary\nresponsibility is covering those courses constitute, by and large, the others\nthat produced the larger estimate of forty-five \u201cOR- related\u201d faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeople\nand Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this section, we profile just some of the\nSchool\u2019s senior faculty members who make us look particularly good in the world\nof OR as we have interpreted it. It needs to be stated that many not on this\nlist have equally justifiable cases to have been included. As genuinely uncomfortable\nas this dilemma is for this author, it does serve to corroborate the\nexceptional strength of the OR faculty in the School.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe position that the School has risen to among the\nelites in the context of OR owes its origin to a small number of individuals\nwho, upon their arrival, sent clear signals to the broader community that ISyE\nwas ready not only to build upon existing competence but also to move to the\nnext level. The obvious pioneer in this group would be George Nemhauser (PhD in\nOperations Research, 1961, from Northwestern). Attracted from Cornell in 1985,\nhe came to Georgia Tech as the Russell Chandler Chair, the first endowed chair\nin ISyE. He also owns the remarkable distinction of being the first individual\nat Georgia Tech to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering while a\nsitting faculty member (1986). Long noted for basic work in integer programming\nand combinatorial optimization, a hallmark of much of his research career has\nbeen influenced by an attraction to interesting applications that validate his\nmethodological work. Many claim such interests, of course\u2014George Nemhauser\nactually does it. Working with generations of students and colleagues spanning\nmore than forty years, he has done impactful work in a broad spectrum of practical\nsettings, including vehicle routing, production, transportation, and even\nsports scheduling.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EInsisting that work in applied areas possess serious\nresearch content, he routinely attracts doctoral students who come from strong,\ntheoretically rounded backgrounds (and who are recruited precisely because they\ndo), but who also are interested in seeing their methodological work validated\nin practical settings. Always supported from sources typically aligned with\nfunding basic\/theoretical work (e.g., NSF, ONR, etc.), he is one of our most\nsuccessful faculty in attracting industrial sponsorship. Bridging the divide\nbetween theory and applications in a program of our stature and at the level\nexhibited by George Nemhauser is a rare feat.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA giant in integer programming, Ellis Johnson (PhD\nin Operations Research, 1965, from Berkeley) has been directly associated with\nno fewer than three of the most famous and influential names in the entire\nhistory of methodology fundamental to Operations Research. His PhD advisor was George\nDantzig, the father of linear programming. While at IBM (and beyond) and\nworking with Ralph Gomory, he of cutting plane theory that bears his name,\nEllis produced elegant results pertaining to so-called corner polyhedra.\nFinally, with Jack Edmonds, the person who probably more than anyone is\nresponsible for creating the prominence associated with the discipline of\ncombinatorial optimization, Ellis authored fundamental results pertaining to\nthe storied Chinese postman problem that still stand as seminal in the field. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1988, he began a substantive collaboration with\nGeorge Nemhauser and others in ISyE, including several long-term faculty\nvisits. Then upon retirement from the mathematical sciences group at IBM\u0027s\nWatson Research Center, he joined the School as a permanent faculty member,\ntaking the Coca-Cola Chair in 1993. If there is a \u201cdouble-play combination\u201d\nmost responsible for sending a message that ISyE was ready to join the major\nleagues in OR, it would be the early presence of the Nemhauser-Johnson tandem. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBut as renowned as his work in fundamental integer\nprogramming theory is, Ellis Johnson\u2019s name also resounds in an application\narea that he, almost single-handedly, invented: airline operations research.\nHis research, applying the tools from linear and integer programming and\nnetwork flows, has enjoyed enormous success in modeling and treating myriad,\nhard transportation and scheduling problems specific to the airlines; his\ninfluence in passing this expertise on to numerous students and younger\ncolleagues is well known. His stature is corroborated as the recipient of a\nnumber of research awards of the first rank; he was elected to the National\nAcademy of Engineering in 1988.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe traveling salesman problem (TSP) is arguably the\nmost celebrated example in combinatorial optimization. Required is that one\nfind a minimum-distance itinerary that visits all of the cities in a set\nexactly once before returning to the starting point. While particularly easy to\nstate, the problem is notoriously difficult. In fact, its position as one of\nthe hardest of hard problems has been formalized by being named one of the\nso-called Millennium Problems by the Clay Mathematics Institute. Still, much\nwork continues on and around this perplexing problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIts applications are myriad in the real world and\nresearch on the problem itself, while not close to a formal resolution, spawns\nimportant results in related areas along the way; this is what forms good\nscience, and ISyE has the MVP in this game. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBill Cook (PhD in Mathematics, 1983 from the\nUniversity of Waterloo), holder of the Chandler Family Chair in the School,\ncombines knowledge of and a personal research record pertaining to the TSP that\nmay have no rival anywhere in the world. He has written the definitive book on\nthe subject and was awarded the prestigious Lanchester Prize for the effort.\nImportantly, he, along with research colleagues elsewhere, have been able to\nverify optimal solutions for the largest known instances of a special but\nimportant class of TSPs. Bill is one of the world\u2019s ranking researchers in\ncomputational optimization. Because of his reputation, he is an in-demand\nspeaker in prestigious, public scientific forums and provides great visibility\nnot only for ISyE but for Georgia Tech and across boundaries that span OR,\nmathematics, and computer science. He was elected to the National Academy of\nEngineering in 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIf anyone in academia can stake a claim as the\nranking engineering statistician in the country if not the world, a safe bet is\nthat it is likely to be Jeff Wu (PhD in Statistics, 1976, from Berkeley).\nLuckily for us, he holds the Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics in the\nStewart School. Following distinguished careers at Wisconsin-Madison\n(Statistics), Waterloo (Statistics), and the University of Michigan\n(Statistics\/ Industrial and Operations Engineering), he has continued to\nconduct cutting- edge research in applied statistics that increasingly blends\nin and interacts with the activities historically prominent in OR, i.e.,\noptimization and stochastics. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThat this is noteworthy follows because if we are to\nbe true to the characterization of OR from\u0026nbsp;\nINFORMS, statistics is a staple in the portfolio of methodologies that\nsupport the discipline; with Jeff Wu\u2019s role, the strength of that staple is\nmore than secure in ISyE. As a research advisor, he routinely attracts the best\ndoctoral students seeking work in statistics. Importantly, through his personal\npower of attraction coupled with a judicious hiring policy, he has added a\nmarvelous group of young statisticians who, when added to existing strength,\nhave made the engineering statistics group in ISyE an exceptionally strong one,\ncertainly the best in the country. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWith particular expertise in experimental design, he\ntoo represents the School in prestigious, international forums. In August of\nthis year, he was honored by giving the famed R. A. Fisher Lecture, named for\nthe legendary statistician. In 2008, he was awarded a prestigious, honorary\ndoctorate in mathematics from the University of Waterloo; he was elected to the\nNational Academy of Engineering in 2004.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe British scientist and writer Jacob Bronowski said:\n\u201cA genius is a man who has two great ideas.\u201d Now, we know that Bronowski hung\nout with the great physicists and mathematicians in the first half of the last\ncentury, so the application of his claim to that population assumed a pretty\nlofty bar on what constituted a \u201cgreat\u201d idea. Still, we can surely understand\nwhat his rule implies in general, and in that regard, if there is a candidate\nin ISyE who would meet the test, it would be Arkadi Nemirovski (PhD in\nMathematics, 1974, from Moscow State University).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA world leader in continuous optimization for more\nthan thirty years, he has made three major breakthroughs in the field: the ellipsoid\nmethod for convex optimization, the extension of modern interior-point methods\nto convex optimization, and most recently, the development of a theory of\nrobust optimization. He has won three of the most prestigious scholarly prizes\nin operations research and applied mathematics: the Fulkerson Prize, the\nDantzig Prize, and the John von Neumann Theory Prize. In fact, he was the first\nindividual to have won all three of these awards. Interestingly, when he was\nawarded the Fulkerson Prize in 1982, he was not permitted to leave his native\nRussia to accept the honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFortunately, in time, such barriers were dissolved.\nAfter some years on the faculty of the Technion in Israel, he was attracted to\nISyE in 2005 and presently holds the John Hunter Chair. In 2006, he was honored\nwith an invitation to give a plenary talk at the International Congress of\nMathematics. To underscore this achievement, he is the only sitting faculty\nmember from Georgia Tech ever to have been so honored. He was awarded an\nhonorary doctorate in mathematics from the University of Waterloo in 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIt takes a certain level of \u201cwizardry\u201d to invent and\nultimately present effective algorithms for hard problems that impress the user\nwith their near- primitive level of simplicity, e.g., \u201cHow can something this\nsimple, actually work so well?\u201d Meet Manhattan Associates Chair of Supply Chain\nManagement John Bartholdi (PhD in Operations Research, 1977, from the\nUniversity of Florida), and you\u2019ll likely get some insight. Working often with\nhis students as well as colleagues, John Bartholdi mines deeply for problems of\ngreat practical value\u2014notably, ones arising in common manufacturing and\nlogistics domains but that are, nonetheless, inherently difficult at their\ncore. Yet, he manages to produce approaches that yield good quality solutions\ncoupled with efficacy not by taking liberties that dismiss analytical or\nmathematical insights but to the contrary, by applying them. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHis work, employing some old and fairly\nsophisticated notions from geometry pertaining to space-filling curves in order\nto produce approximate solutions to various classes of routing problems, is\nwell known and has been applied in a host of practical settings such as Meals\non Wheels. Similarly, his \u201cbucket- brigade\u201d notion, which induces a self-\norganizing phenomenon for assembly lines based on fundamental results in\nstochastics, is so simple that even ants can appreciate it.\u0026nbsp; The models have been and still are being used\nin such real world settings as Subway, Readers Digest, Radio Shack, McGraw-Hill,\nand many others.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWith little debate, most observers (at least those\nwho have been around long enough) would agree that in the early 1980s, the most\nhighly regarded doctoral programs in OR resided at Stanford and Cornell;\nBerkeley and MIT were close, but maybe a notch below. Lumped together, the four\nformed something of a closed set in that graduates from those programs tended\nto join the faculties of those programs. Moreover, honesty compels one to admit\nthat we were simply not competitive in the recruitment of those graduates to\nISyE.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, in 1981, then-School Chair Mike Thomas made\na concerted effort to change that state of affairs and convinced Craig Tovey\n(PhD in Operations Research, 1981, from Stanford) to come to Georgia Tech. Like\nEllis Johnson, Craig conducted his work under the icon George Dantzig (who had\nmoved from Berkeley to Stanford). Importantly, he brought a talent and\nscholarly depth to the School that was influenced by the culture from his\nStanford experience and that took root in ISyE through his presence in teaching\nand research. Earlier in this piece, reference was made to various core OR\ncourses that PhD students endure early in their programs; more advanced\nversions follow, of course. These are fundamental and quite rigorous courses\nthat cover deterministic optimization as well as courses in applied probability\nand stochastics. If there is a list of ISyE faculty who could legitimately\nteach, at the level our best\u0026nbsp; doctoral\nstudents demand, more than two or three of these courses, that list would not\nbe very long indeed, and it would most certainly include Craig Tovey.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis breadth of rigorous, technical talent coupled\nwith genuine depth carries over to his research, the span of which may also be\nunrivaled in the School, ranging from mathematical models of voting systems to\nformalisms of graph algorithms, from circuit board assembly to polyhedral\ncombinatorics. He is the only ISyE faculty member to have an Erd\u00f6s number of 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJim Dai (PhD in Mathematics, 1990, from Stanford) came\nto Georgia Tech in 1990 as a new assistant professor holding a joint\nappointment in the School of Mathematics and ISyE. He continued to hold the\njoint appointment all the way through his promotion to the rank of full\nprofessor after a remarkably short period of only eight years beyond\ngraduation. In 2001, he reconstituted his appointment to only ISyE, and in\n2007, he was named the Edenfield Professor in the School.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETrained in applied probability and stochastics, one\nof his major research specializations is in the area referred to as\nheavy-traffic queuing theory (think of a large call center or a dense roadway\nnetwork subjected to rush- hour traffic jams). Jim Dai has studied such\nproblems for twenty years.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing advanced, multidimensional Brownian motion\napproximations to estimate performance characteristics for such systems, his\nresearch has led to important results that yield keen insights into attributes\nsuch as queue waiting times, expected lengths of queues, as well as various\nanomalous outcomes, e.g., is it possible for expected lengths of lines that\nform to drift off to infinity, yet for servers to have an abundance of idle or\nfree time? (The answer is yes.) He tackles deep, subtle real-life problems with\nsophisticated mathematical machinery and enjoys unquestioned recognition as one\nof the top world leaders in the field of applied queuing theory. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDistinction\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is a short section; don\u2019t expect any chants of\n\u201cWe\u2019re number one.\u201d Indeed, there are no formal rankings of OR programs akin to\nones read about every spring in U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the other hand, you can always just ask around\nand the bet is that a very, very short list will emerge that more or less\ndefines the elite programs in the discipline; the claim is that the OR done in\nISyE will be firmly rooted on that list. The eight profiles listed in the prior\nsection could easily have been altered with several substitutes without missing\na beat or diminishing the point that is being made. We could have spotlighted\nyounger faculty who are poised or are already starting to earn world-class\nrecognition, colleagues such as Shabbir Ahmed and Santanu Dey in optimization,\nTon Dieker in stochastics, and Ming Yuan in statistics. They, and several\nothers like them, represent our future; they would not come to a program like\nours were it not for the attractiveness of working alongside world-class\nscholars already here. Name a major prize or award in or related to OR and\napplied statistics and somebody on this faculty has probably won it; many will\nhave won several.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis program is simply exceptional and the\nassemblage of faculty expertise and reputation is arguably second to none\nanywhere.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESummary\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWithin the set of similarly constituted or named\nacademic programs,11\u0026nbsp; ISyE is far and\naway the largest. But far more relevant, it\u2019s also an exceptionally strong\nprogram. Derived directly from the quality of its faculty, this level of\nstrength spans a broad expanse of areas, many of which are unambiguously and\nfundamentally aligned with the field of Operations research. We began this\narticle on a light-hearted but hopefully somewhat instructive note; we finish\nwith a similar exercise: suppose every academic unit at Tech (schools and\ndepartments) was asked to ascertain where its faculty members would relocate at\nthe Institute if their unit were eliminated.\u0026nbsp;\nNow, there are some rules: a valid case has to be made that a faculty\nmember actually fits in somewhere else, i.e., where they can teach real\ncourses, sit on committees, and such. However, let us also require that they\nhave to land at a place where their tenure is legitimate, where they could have\nbeen hired in the first place, and if not tenured, can earn it within the new\nunit\u2019s guidelines and standards; that their presence at the new place actually\nmakes the latter better not just that it adds to the workforce. This is a\npretty tough litmus test. Against this backdrop, suppose we define the \u201cwidth\u201d\nof a unit to be the number of distinct colleges at Tech where at least one\nmember of the evaporating academic unit\u2019s faculty can be taken in legitimately\nas defined by the test just described. A program with a high- width number\nimplies great breadth and strength that is deep, not cosmetic; those with a\nlower width, less of both.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESo what\u2019s the width of ISyE? At Georgia Tech, there\nare six distinct Colleges: Engineering (CoE), Sciences (CoS), Computing (CoC),\nManagement (CoM), Architecture (ARCH), and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal\nArts (IAC). If we are to compute the width for ISyE, we pull out the current\nroster and start down the list: where could this faculty relocate (if\nanywhere)? For sure some would stay in CoE; likely homes would probably be\nmechanical engineering (for manufacturing) or civil engineering (for logistics\nor transportation) and maybe others. Some would land in CoM (for operations\nmanagement, strategic planning, etc.). We even have a couple who could find a\nhome in IAC (for public policy). This calculation gets our width to three, not\nbad. Now here\u2019s what\u2019s impressive. We have, within our exceptionally strong OR\ngroup, faculty members who would be welcomed in the School of Mathematics (CoS)\nand others, some of whom are interchangeable with the mathematics candidates,\nin CoC. You\u2019ve seen the profiles of some of these above.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, ISyE has a pretty solid argument that its width\nis at least five (who knows, there may be somebody who would make a case for\nArchitecture, but let us not push it). Given that the width of any unit at Tech\nis bounded from above by six, this is no small thing, but neither do we intend\nfor this illustration to be gratuitous. If you can argue that another school or\ndepartment at Tech rivals our width, that they can legitimately argue that its\nfaculty could be placed in other college\u2019s units without the latter holding\ntheir noses or having the dean twist their arm, then so be it. In fact, you\nmight be hard-pressed to name another IE or OR academic program in the country\nthat betters the Stewart School width at their respective institution. Here, we\nare only paying attention to the Stewart School, your School, and how it can\ncontinue to thrive, knowing that much of its reputation rises and falls with\nregard to its presence in the field of OR\u2014no matter whose definition is\napplied.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ER. Gary Parker discusses operations research in ISyE.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2011-12-16 17:23:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:53","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11269","name":"Gary Parker"},{"id":"1202","name":"H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering"},{"id":"564","name":"operations research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"75941":{"#nid":"75941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ben Wang named the Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair in Manufacturing Systems  in the College of Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr.\nBen Wang has been named to serve as the Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair in\nManufacturing Systems in the College of Engineering.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Wang joined the\nStewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) faculty on January\n1, 2012. \u0026nbsp;In addition his role on the ISyE faculty, Dr. Wang will serve half time as the new Executive Director of Georgia\nTech\u2019s Manufacturing Research Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe\nstrength of an institution lies in its ability to recruit great educators and\nleaders,\u201d said Gary May, Dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.\n\u201cBen is an outstanding scholar and a trailblazer in his field, and\nmanufacturing leadership is a critical issue for national competitiveness.\n\u0026nbsp;I am excited about the great opportunities that I see arising from his\nefforts. We are grateful to the Gwaltney family for their generous support\nwhich allowed us the opportunity to bring Ben to Georgia Tech where he can\ncontinue his important work.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWang\ncomes to Georgia Tech from Florida State University where he served as director\nof the High-Performance Materials Institute. He also served as an assistant\nvice president for research in engineering and held the following three\ndistinguished professorships: the Simon Ostrach Professor of Engineering, the\nFSU Distinguished Research Professor, and the U.S. Department of Energy Samuel\nP. Massie Chair of Excellence. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial\nEngineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Processing Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOver\nthe last 30 years, I have worked in various positions related to manufacturing\n\u2014 from operations and planning to strategy and policy,\u201d Wang said. \u201cThe\napproach we will take to reaching the center\u2019s goal of becoming the world\u2019s\nmanufacturing thought leader and trendsetter is to create an innovation\necosystem. We will add substantial commercial, economic and societal values to\nTech professors\u2019 inventions to license the technology to a company, create a\njoint venture or form a new spin-off company.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWang\u2019s\nprimary research interest is in applying emerging technologies to improve\nmanufacturing competitiveness.\u0026nbsp; He specializes in process development for\naffordable composite materials. Wang also does research in nanotechnology and\nis widely acknowledged as a pioneer in the growing field of nanomaterials\nscience. His main area of research involves a material known as \u201cbuckypaper,\u201d\nwhich has shown promise in a variety of applications, including the development\nof aerospace structures, the production of effective lightweight body armor and\narmored vehicles, improvements in energy and power efficiency, enhancements in\nthermal management of engineering systems, and construction of the\nnext-generation of computer displays.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWang\nearned his bachelor\u2019s in industrial engineering from Tunghai University in\nTaiwan, and his master\u2019s in industrial engineering and Ph.D.\nfrom Pennsylvania State University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr.\nBen Wang has been named to serve as the Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair in\nManufacturing Systems in the College of Engineering.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Wang joined the ISyE faculty on January\n1, 2012, and will serve half time as the new Executive Director of Georgia\nTech\u2019s Manufacturing Research Center.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-01-04 17:09:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:53","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70794":{"id":"70794","type":"image","title":"Ben Wang","body":null,"created":"1449177314","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:14","changed":"1475894623","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:43","alt":"Ben Wang","file":{"fid":"193458","name":"meyer_20110630_1750.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6717749,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg?itok=GVCd5qjo"}}},"media_ids":["70794"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13523","name":"Ben Wang"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"16471","name":"Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair in Manufacturing Systems"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1202","name":"H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"122201":{"#nid":"122201","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Gustaf Solveling Wins First Place in Joseph A. Hartman Student Paper Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGustaf Solveling, a PhD student in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), has been awarded first place in the eighth annual Joseph A. Hartman Student Paper Competition for his paper titled, \u201cScheduling of Runway Operations for Reduced Environmental Impact.\u0022\u0026nbsp; Solveling was honored for his work at the PARTNER (the Partnership for Air, Transportation, Noise, and Emissions Reduction) advisory board meeting on March 28, 2012 in Washington, D.C., where he gave a presentation of his paper submission.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESolveling is co-advised by Ellis Johnson, Coca-Cola Chair and professor in ISyE, and John-Paul Clarke, an associate professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering with a courtesy appointment in ISyE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESolveling\u2019s abstract reads:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEfficient runway operations are a necessary input for the optimal use of the air transportation system. Most efforts at improving runway efficiency have failed to capture the impact of environmental costs. Here we develop an integrated approach that models this complex relationship, and provides insights regarding the value of environmental optimization for runway scheduling. More specifically, using actual flight data we compare environmentally optimal schedules with first-come-first-serve based policies and fuel-optimal schedules.\u0026nbsp; We determine that while significant savings in environmental costs can be achieved through environmentally optimal schedules, these savings are not very different than those obtained through fuel-optimal schedules.\u0026nbsp; Further, we find that any increase in the operational costs of airlines due to an environmentally optimal schedule is minimal.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe PARTNER Hartman Paper Competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students world-wide, and seeks to capture the best ideas concerning technical solutions, economic analyses, methodologies, and processes that work towards reducing aviation noise and emissions exposure through source reduction technologies, alternative fuels, operating procedures, compatible land use management, and policy implementation.\u0026nbsp; The Competition is named in memory of Professor Joseph A. Hartman of Boise University, a founding PARTNER member and a lead investigator, who passed away in 2004.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPARTNER, a leading aviation cooperative research organization, is sponsored by the FAA, NASA, Transport Canada, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u0026nbsp; PARTNER research fosters advances in alternative fuels, emissions, noise, operations, aircraft technologies, and science and decision-making for the betterment of mobility, economy, national security, and the environment. The organization\u0027s operational headquarters is at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhD student Gustaf Solveling has been awarded first place in the Joseph A. 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